To die will be an awfully big adventure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death is framed as a grand final adventure rather than a tragic end.
- In plain terms
- Dying is seen as a big exciting journey instead of a sad end.
- What can you take from it?
- View death as a final journey.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you face the end?
- Can fear be reframed as curiosity?
Another view
It may trivialize the fear and loss of death.
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