17 min
Mortality book review - A.C.T.02024.01.20 The Accredited Canadian's Toolkit
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Horace Mann said “Until you have done something for humanity, you should be ashamed to die”
I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the human condition recently. With ageing family members in and out of hospital and beginning to experience more frequent health problems, and a recent seminar that had many exercises to remind me of my own mortality, It has become a renewed topic of interest for me, and Ive spent some time each day thinking about it of late.
Many thoughtful people have commented on this, but a very interesting and fresh perspective for me is that of Christopher Hitchens. He wrote a series of columns in vanity fair, while he was in the process of dying from stage 4 esophageal cancer. his editor compiled them all together into a book. I’ll review the book and add my comments on mortality at the end. Feel free to skip this episode if the topic is not yes of interest to you.
Horace Mann said “Until you have done something for humanity, you should be ashamed to die”
I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the human condition recently. With ageing family members in and out of hospital and beginning to experience more frequent health problems, and a recent seminar that had many exercises to remind me of my own mortality, It has become a renewed topic of interest for me, and Ive spent some time each day thinking about it of late.
Many thoughtful people have commented on this, but a very interesting and fresh perspective for me is that of Christopher Hitchens. He wrote a series of columns in vanity fair, while he was in the process of dying from stage 4 esophageal cancer. his editor compiled them all together into a book. I’ll review the book and add my comments on mortality at the end. Feel free to skip this episode if the topic is not yes of interest to you.
17 min