Death, the Real and Joyous Meaning of Life The last words of Socrates were: “the hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways. I to die, and you to live. Which is better – only God knows.” This phrase expressed the fear and anxiety with which humans have traditionally viewed the uncertainty of what follows. Whether it is good or bad, death has always played an important role on human cultures and it has …showed first 75 words of 1798 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1798 total…to end it on bad terms. Therefore they are motivated to start a new beginning and make the best out of life as they can. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Mitford, Jessica. The American Way of Death Revisited. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. Rosenbaltt C. Paul, Walsh R. Patricia, and Jackson A. Douglas, eds. Grief and Mourning in Cross-Cultural Perspective. New Haven: HRAF Press, 1976. Colmon, Penny. Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts. New York: Henry Holt and Company Inc, 1997.