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8. I couldn't agree more - "on everyone's deathbed"

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:14 PM

Dec 2011

"Every single person in this world, when on their death bed, will feel as if everything they lived for was a lie."

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Even atheists? humblebum Dec 2011 #1

"Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist or Hindu" laconicsax Dec 2011 #4

I couldn't agree more - "on everyone's deathbed" humblebum Dec 2011 #8

Shit, I do that every day. nt rrneck Dec 2011 #2

I don't know about lies, uriel1972 Dec 2011 #3

What convinces you of this? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #5

Depends on if they lived their life to please themselves or others Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #6

I'm not sure about "lies." But having spent some time in hospices... TygrBright Dec 2011 #9

+1 Adsos Letter Dec 2011 #15

I suspect that many people are beyond coherent thought... Silent3 Dec 2011 #10

I heartily concur! that went well..... Dec 2011 #11

For a Buddhist Newest Reality Dec 2011 #12

The last relative I encountered on her deathbed had trouble iris27 Dec 2011 #14

Why wait? This awareness is available right now. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #16

I like to think that in that moment, I won't care. n/t deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #17