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The silent economics of death and remembrance

Man has through the ages romanticised death through poetry - passing away, going west, promotion to glory and celebrating life. Such flowery language probably reduces our fear of death.

The silent truth is that after a funeral, we go home sure of one thing: someday, they will also gather for our own final farewell.

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