The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Our relationship with death changes from childhood curiosity to old age avoidance.
- In plain terms
- Children face death unaware, adults ignore it, old people avoid thinking about it.
- What can you take from it?
- Death awareness shifts with age.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you think about death?
- Does age change your fears?
Another view
Not everyone reacts to aging this way.
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