April 2009 - Why do we worry more about how we die than how we live our lives?
TV and radio
personality Kaye Adams ponders on the arrogance of a world in which
we believe that we should decide when a life is no longer worth
living.
Once upon a time, we called it 'euthanasia'. Then we moved on to 'assisted suicide'. Now, we tend to favour 'dying with dignity'. It makes for a much better headline, so much more emotive. Even The Voluntary Euthanasia Society has renamed itself Dignity In Dying.
I suppose you can see the sense of it in the image-conscious
21st century. Few us of relish the prospect of shuffling off this
mortal coil so the thought of a measureof decorum being attached to
our departure is some small comfort.
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Comments:
"Thank you for this article, written as it clearlly was by a well balanced, caring individual. It was titled 'Why do we worry more about how we die than how we live our lives?' and I am moved to suggest an answer. I suffer from Bipolar - not a terminal condition in the conventional sense of the word - but one where the persistant thrashing of emotions and unpredictability yearns for the stillness of death. Facing living for me is possibly as spiritually and mentally demanding as death would seem to be to Kate Adams. Hers is the blissful arrogance of one who does not know."
Sue King - Friday 27th Mar 2009