This paper discusses the Existential and humanistic approaches to death and dying, the history of ideas and treatment of dying (by Christians, Hindus, Buddhists), world literature, stages of dying, fallacies and fears.
I believe that no matter what a person is taught about death and dying, his or her personal feelings and experiences are going to determine that person’s feelings about those topics. A person’s death, after all, is one of the most profoundly personal experiences there is in life. While other people can actively help someone with the act of coming into this life, in most cases the same person approaches death alone. Although everyone has these feelings and experiences, however, not everyone has the luxury of being able to let them affect the manner in which they live their life or…