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What does it mean?
Death is an inevitable part of existence for all things.
In plain terms
Everything eventually dies.
What can you take from it?
Accept that all things end.

Where it applies

  • grief
  • existential thought
  • nature observation

Putting it to work

  • copng with loss
  • mindfulness

Questions to consider

  • How do you face endings?
  • What lasts after death?

Another view

It lacks nuance about legacy or spiritual views.

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