tinita on Nostr: In Western medicine #death is seen as the ultimate foe. So much so, that even the ...
In Western medicine #death is seen as the ultimate foe. So much so, that even the patient is not allowed to opt out of treatments without repercussions and serious pressure from physicians. Even if the treatment leads to suffering, time away from the family and a huge financial burden while only increasing lifespan marginally if at all, the patient has to be treated, no matter what!
Dr. Casey Means criticizes this approach and points towards indigenous and Eastern cultures, which have always embraced death, talked about it and were not afraid of it:
"So many of the texts that have stood the test of time - spanning Rumi, Khalil Gibran, Hafiz, Marcus Aurelius, Yogananda, Seneca, Lao-tzu, Thích Nhat Hanh, and more - implore us to examine death and trust that it is both natural and not to be feared. Somehow these messages haven't remotely made it to the mainstream #health care ecosystem, where death is unacceptable."
#wisdom #quotes #goodlife
Dr. Casey Means criticizes this approach and points towards indigenous and Eastern cultures, which have always embraced death, talked about it and were not afraid of it:
"So many of the texts that have stood the test of time - spanning Rumi, Khalil Gibran, Hafiz, Marcus Aurelius, Yogananda, Seneca, Lao-tzu, Thích Nhat Hanh, and more - implore us to examine death and trust that it is both natural and not to be feared. Somehow these messages haven't remotely made it to the mainstream #health care ecosystem, where death is unacceptable."
#wisdom #quotes #goodlife