— in the art of dying: 21st century depictions of death and dying, gareth richard scott writes how artistic contemplations ‘reconnect readers, viewers and users to the. Abstract our mortality is a mixed blessing. On one hand, that we die enables our lives to be meaningful because, without death, our lives would be ‘shapeless’ and we would lose interest in meaningful pursuits. But death is also lamentable because it thwarts the very pursuits that give our lives meaning. — okuribito/departures (2008) is a representative example of japanese cinema on the theme of living and dying, built on the pattern of japanese spirituality in which the people resist taking refuge in organized religion because they. But if meaningfulness in life is determined by how meaningful events in life are connected to one another, thinking about death can make our lives more meaningful by redeeming past hardships and making one’s life more unified. The art of transcending mortality beam s commitment to meaningful departures. Giyu tomioka, the water hashira of the demon slayer corps, is a mysterious figure whose deeds often reflect the nuanced nature of punishment. — • people's legacy desires may be a means for acquiring symbolic immortality and overcoming existential death anxiety. • legacy provides a satisfying end to one's ‘life story’ and an ability to influence others long after one's death. — the sociological study of immortality explores how cultural values towards death shape social structures and practices that seek death transcendence, and demand consideration of the trends and societal changes that give rise to a postmortal society (jacobsen, 2017b). — in this article, i investigate psychological approaches to meaningfulness, or sense of meaning in life, in terms of human finitude, that is, the reality that the human being is mortal and inevitably harrowed by suffering of some kind. — okuribito/departures (2008) is a representative example of japanese cinema on the theme of living and dying, built on the pattern of japanese spirituality in which the people resist taking.
