Unlocking Life: Facing Death’s Truth for Genuine Living

Thomas A. Vik
NirvanaNuke
Published in
2 min readOct 7, 2024

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Life’s grand finale, wrapped up in a tight little package called death, scares most folks stiff.

What’s really behind this monumental terror? The obliteration of identity, the mystery of the beyond, and a potential one-way ticket to the pain train. These demons thrive on our delusional love affair with forever and mastery…

…pushing us into a never-ending hamster wheel of goals and false safety.

Death: A Cultural Dance

In some societies, death’s just another dance step.

It shows that embracing the inevitable gracefully beats soiling yourself over it. Western culture though treats death like a spoiler alert for your favorite series — avert your eyes, pretend it doesn’t exist. This denial only breeds an all-consuming dread. Our strides toward productivity over authenticity reveal an unspoken truth…

…we’re terrified of what death says about life.

The Terminal Twist

When faced with the grim reaper, a terminal diagnosis, people often stop obsessing over daily minutiae.

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