“I think there is urgent, life-changing knowledge to be gained from becoming familiar with death, and from not letting your limits be guided by a fear of unknown things: the knowledge that you can stand to be near it, so when the time comes you will not let someone you love die alone.”

Was interested in reading something about death and found this pretty engaging. Appreciated the history woven into each section. And appreciated the reflection about COVID - “We are the survivors of an era defined by death”.