title: Euthanasia: a serene voyage to death?
abstract: Modern Western Culture regards death as a threatening enemy, whereas the ancients, as is the case in eastern philosophy, recognized both the fight with, and the releasing surrender to death. Dying is quite often a serene voyage, be it through old age, sickness, was or even suicide. Attentive listening to those who face the termination of incurable disease reveals the voice of enlightenment: 'euthanasia' also means 'clarified dying'. An attitude like this alleviates our recoil and assists in a supportive approach to the dying human.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003469:Culture; D004194:Disease / Q000523:psychology; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014857:Warfare