Here’s the thing about death: when the moment comes, people struggle against it. They resist and they suffer no matter how or why they die. Even if every cell of a person’s body wants to escape from their pain and they are confident that death will open the door into that escape, still every cell in a person’s body will fight. A person can’t willfully drown without trying to come up for air. Cut wrists will try to seal up to block the flow of blood. The body will throw up poison. This applies to ... more »

Here’s the thing about death: when the moment comes, people struggle against it. They resist and they suffer no matter how or why they die. Even if every cell of a person’s body wants to escape from their pain and they are confident that death will open the door into that escape, still every cell in a person’s body will fight. A person can’t willfully drown without trying to come up for air. Cut wrists will try to seal up to block the flow of blood. The body will throw up poison. This applies to all life; hurt animals will still run when there’s nowhere to go. Even bugs flail madly even after their soul’s already gone.  Less