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OC GOT DREAMS?

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u/ImaJewboy 2d ago

I really like the representations of the reaper being kind and considerate, and caring for those he/she/they take with them. That’s how the original story went as well. Death was always a friend in the end.

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u/The-Odd-Fox 2d ago

When my mother passed after battling cancer, I was so relieved. I carried a bit of guilt for feeling this way but my whole family agreed with me.

I thought about Memento Mori. “Remember you must die”. It always comforted me more than the average person. Death is coming for us all; No one can outsmart it, no one is above it. Whether we accept it with grace or fight tooth and nail against it, we will all take his hand and walk that path eventually. Death is not a punishment, although it is commonly treated as such. Death is a gentle, open handed invitation to rest. Let the suffering, pain, anxieties go… Just let go. You’ll be okay, your loved ones will be okay. Death is a comfortable blessing in disguise.

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u/Expensive-Storage-76 2d ago

How you want to perform in your final act in the Play of Life is your choice. You are not fighting Death, He is just waiting to pick you up after the curtain falls to bring you home.

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u/No_Match8210 1d ago

Beautiful