Why We Need to Stop Fighting Death

In Western culture, death is often described as something to be fought, beaten, or defeated. How often have you heard about those who “beat the odds” or are “battling on”? We rarely stop to question this language, but the metaphors we use matter.

The way we talk about dying reveals how we understand it, and in our current framing, dying has been recast as a medical failure rather than a natural part of life.

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