"Death fascinates us in the abstract and repels us in the particular," Dr. Joan Borysenko.
How true. People seem fascinated generation after generation with movies about vampires and other violence. Ever been driving when there has been a car accident and experienced the frustration of being slowed by the "rubber neckers" who want to see the damage? Great symphonies and literature have been written about death. Death seems to fascinate us, until it gets too close.
Yesterday we attended a family gathering, a celebration of a bridal shower. People invariably ask how Dwane is doing, and I am reminded that we are dealing with a terminal illness. This too is more easily considered in the abstract.
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