Re: First understanding of mortality

KPJ (kpj@sics.se)
Wed, 08 Dec 1999 17:34:47 +0100

|My wife tells much the same story, that she can remember the feeling of
|learning that she would die, and how horrified and frightened she was
|when this understanding burst upon her.
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|Is this a universal phenomenon? Does everyone experience this as a
|traumatic moment, after which you know that your days are numbered?

No, I know of at least one person to expect to live forever and plans for it.