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CHANGING
PERCEPTIONS
OF DEATH
Because death could happen suddenly and without anticipation, the fears of previous generations focused primarily on their fate after death. Today, modern cultures have been more likely to focus on the processes of dying. We live in an age when life can be prolonged and death forestalled. This leaves us to contemplate where and how we will die. Contemporary fears of dying often involve the anxieties of dying in institutional settings or dying without our full faculties. At the same time, cultural coping mechanisms have not kept pace with the dramatic changes in when and how we will die. Instead of turning our attention to the dying process and the lessons of existence, we anticipate death with silence or diversion.
Paying attention to death in advance offers those who plan ahead many more options. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we offer pre-need counseling to help people make decisions about how "to plan for their funerals. Our plans are varied and tailored, so your wishes can be met Call 540-347-3431 (233 Broadview Ave.) Warrenton 24-hours a day. "Once you accept your own death all of a sudden you are Jree to live. " ~ Saul Alinsky
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