Death Is Not the Opposite of Life

Why something in us resists believing the story ends there

Early morning light breaking through the mist in Somerset, England — a reminder that the story is not always as finished as it first appears. Image generated by Canva Pro.

There is a moment, just before everything unfolds, where nothing has been resolved yet.

This is one of those moments.

Western people are strangely awkward when it comes to death.

On the …