Today we talked about death and Dasein or existence in class. My group was presenting,and
honestly before the presentation I was very foggy headed about the content on which I was presenting. However during our presentation, and through our class discussion I further understood the material much clearer. To begin our presentation we did a skit where I was killed, and my partners analyzed my death through the individual, my perception, and the “they” perception of death. Then we asked the class how they felt they viewed death. I was surprised to find out that ,most people felt as if they accepted death, and that they wouldn't run from it. However much like Thad Botham, my mom died while i was very young so i have seen death, and experienced a loss at a very rather young age. This tragic incident in my life, has forced me to view death from the “they” perception.
Although I would naturally expect me to be accepting of death , seeing my mom pass away when I was five. However I felt as if I was very unlucky and unfortunate, or to have lost my mother so I viewed death in a very pessimistic way . These events naturally caused me to run away from the idea that death would ever occur to me, when in reality it can occur in the blink of an eye. When a few of my fellow classmates opened up and began speaking about their near death experiences and how it shaped how they view death it really was an eye opener for me. Death really could be right around the corner for me, and I wouldn't be accepting of it. This caused me to kinda have a paradigm shift in my view on death. I feel like I would be accepting of it, I would most definitely attempt to avoid it but if it was a certain thing, I would reflect on my life and hope that it was of satisfaction and then say my final prayer.
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