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As a dying person, what is your advice to the living? – Quora

Submitted by on January 24, 2018 – 10:17 am No Comment

I have far more I’d like to say on this topic than can be contained in a single post. So I will summarize my top five here and do follow-up articles on each of the five in the future series, What To Do When A Loved One Is Dying: Parts 1-5.

1. Don’t assume you are supposed to know what to do.
We live in a death-denying culture that has a hard time even saying the word “death.” Needless to say, we are not taught how to face our own death or that of a loved one, and are likely to panic in death’s presence. Or at the very least, we’re likely to be ill at ease because we don’t know what to do or not do. So start by recognizing this state of affairs, and don’t pressure yourself to “do it right.” When someone you love is dying, it’s okay to be a mess — just try not to dump y

Source: Zarni Shaban’s answer to As a dying person, what is your advice to the living? – Quora

My Comments:  After reading the book titled – “The Five Invitations” I find myself fascinated by the what people on the verge of passing go through.  This has me reading Quora’s answers and searching around.  This answer by Zarni I liked a lot.

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