109: Dealing with Death

Questions about the Video File:

1. What are the five stages of grief?
2. Why does the narrator compare grief with a roller coaster?
3. Discuss some of the practical ways that can help you to deal with your grief.
4. When should you consult with a specialized therapist about your grief?
5. Which one of the techniques mentioned in the video file is more favored by you, and why?

General Questions:

1. What is your recipe for dealing with the fear of death?
2. Why do many people praise the dead and vilify those who are still alive?
3. Is there anything more horrifying than death? If yes, what is that?
4. What is Near Death Experience (NDE) or Out of Body Experience (OBE)?
5. What do you want to be remembered by after your death?

Related Quotes:

1. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time” (Mark Twain).
2. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once” (William Shakespeare).
3. “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living” (Marcus Tullius Cicero).

Related Idioms and Expressions:

1. Kick the bucket: Die without any dignity to show disapproval:
   • The old poor man kicked the bucket in the corner of the street.
2. One’s number is up: used to say that the death of a person is close:
   • Lying in bed motionlessly in the ICU room, he knew that his number was up.
3. Depart this life: Used figuratively to say that a person is dead:
   • He immediately departed this life after seeing his newborn grandson. 
4. Give up the ghost: Pass away – die:
   • After fighting against cancer for almost a year, she finally gave up the ghost.  
5. Have one foot in the grave: Used humorously to say that one’s death is close due to illness or old age:
   • You cannot rely on that senile old man. Can’t you see? He already has one foot in the grave.
6. With one’s last breath: At the time of dying:
   • I hope I could get what she was saying with her last breath.

Related Words and Phrases:

1. Mourn: Grieve for the loss of a dear friend, relative, etc.:
   • That woman was mourning for her child, killed in the car accident.
2. Pass away: Die (FORMAL):
   • Euthanasia was prescribed by the committee of doctors to help the poor patient in agony to pass away peacefully.
3. Decease: Death:
   • The old merchant bequeathed all his properties to his loyal friend on his decease.
4. Mortality: Be doomed to extinction sooner or later:
   • According to the statistics, mortality from infectious diseases has significantly improved.
5. Loss: Death of a person who is so precious to you:
   • After the heavy loss of his dear wife, Alexander passed away and joined her in no time.
6. Moribund: On one’s deathbed:
   • The doctors tried to revive the moribund patient, yet their efforts were all in vain.

Please leave a response to the following question as a comment: 

Is there any way that fear of death could improve the quality of your life? Please elaborate on that.