I bet the worst part about dying is the part where your whole life passes before you.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A reflection on the psychological experience of dying involving a life review.
- In plain terms
- The hardest part of dying is reliving your entire life in your mind.
- What can you take from it?
- Death involves a profound mental review of one's life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Would you want to relive your life before dying?
- How does thinking about death change your view of life?
Another view
Not everyone experiences a life review when dying.
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