![]() ![]() What my brother is now, that shall I be when I am dead…I am afraid of death.” (Epic of Gilgamesh) “How can I rest, how can I be at peace?” laments Gilgamesh. One of the oldest stories on record is the Mesopotamian tale of the King Gilgamesh, who upon witnessing the unexpected death of his closest friend, becomes tormented by the realization that he too must die. ![]() “When we appreciate how natural it is for man to strive to be a hero, how deeply it goes in his evolutionary and organismic constitution…then it is all the more curious how ignorant most of us are, consciously, of what we really want and need.” Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death The following is a transcript of this video. Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). ![]() Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). ![]()
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