Perhaps it is possible to overcome the fear of death, but it is even more important to overcome the fear of life. Jorge Angel Livraga Often in life, we find ourselves in situations where we do not see a way out, where fear takes hold of us and our hearts become weak. In those moments … Read more
We all dream of immortality. As if unconsciously knowing that nothing less can satisfy us. But we mix it up with infinite life, which would be nothing but a source of new sufferings. And it is precisely eternity that calls and awaits us. Honestly speaking, who among us is not afraid of death? Even the … Read more
Accustomed as we are to holding rigid and exclusive opinions, life and death have become two topics that captivate us in a special way. Generally, death is the one that causes greater aversion and fear, as it concerns unknown levels to us, except when it is considered an endless emptiness, a nothingness without content. Comparing … Read more
Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit, is in all things: he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our father, and the Earth is our mother. She nourishes us; what we put into her, she gives back to us. Big Thunder (Bedagi), Wabanaki Algonquin From Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, comes all power. … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Death People fear death like children fear the dark, and just as stories amplify this innate fear in children, they do the same in adults. Indeed, contemplating death as punishment for sins and as a transition to another world is sacred and devout; but to fear death as a natural inevitability … Read more
Epikurus – Letter to Menoeceus Epikurus, a philosopher of the Hellenistic-Roman period, was born in 341 BC on the island of Samos. At the age of eighteen, he came to Athens, where he attended lectures at Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum, as well as Kynosarges, before later establishing his own school. For Epikurus, the task … Read more
