If I should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, 'Kurt is up in heaven now.' That's my favorite joke.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author treats death lightly by joking about his own afterlife status.
- In plain terms
- He makes a joke about going to heaven when he dies.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor can soften the fear of death.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you cope with mortality?
- What joke would you want told?
Another view
Not everyone finds humor in death appropriate or comforting.
More from Kurt Vonnegut
Life is no way to treat an animal.
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