The first Death Cafe I attended, the host asked, “When you picture death coming for you, what do you see?” A professor of comparative anthropology, she pointed out that most cultures throughout time have personified Death – think of the Grim Reaper, Mexico’s Santa Muerte, or a baby-faced Robert Redford, in a classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode.
Here’s a thought-provoking short film currently making the rounds on Facebook. What do you think of how it depicts “The Life of Death”?
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Last Updated: March 2, 2016 by hollyjpruett
When you picture death…?
The first Death Cafe I attended, the host asked, “When you picture death coming for you, what do you see?” A professor of comparative anthropology, she pointed out that most cultures throughout time have personified Death – think of the Grim Reaper, Mexico’s Santa Muerte, or a baby-faced Robert Redford, in a classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode.
Here’s a thought-provoking short film currently making the rounds on Facebook. What do you think of how it depicts “The Life of Death”?
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