Very interesting! I watched the video titled "There's a better way to die, and architecture can help" She discussed dying in hospitals versus dying in beautiful buildings and people ultimately feeling more at home when dying. She discusses, where we die being a key point of death. I haven't really thought of it like that before.
Thank you, these are good video's! I love TED talks they are always very interesting and break topics down in very interesting ways. Like these videos they make you think and wonder after watching them, they don't put you to sleep haha. When watching them, its like "oh, I never thought of it that way".
I watched two of the TED talks. The first one was B.J. Miller “What really matters at the end of life” and the second talk was Amanda Bennett “We need a heroic narrative for heath”. Both of these talks were inspiring to me. B.J. Miller talks about his life and how it almost ended. He was on a rale car that shocked him, the electricity went right though his arms, down though his legs. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project who thinks about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. One example of how he does this is by sprinkling flower petals over the body once the person is deceased. He also ask if anyone would like to talk about a good memory, say a prayer, or sit in silence during the removal of the body is welcomed to do so. I think this is a great way to express the end of life. Although each of us has our own rituals we should remain open-minded and seek other ways to grieve the loss. I also watched the Ted talk by Amanda Bennett; she talks about how she met her husband, and their fight battling cancer. The battle against cancer was the beginning of their story. She stated wouldn’t it be nice to have a heroic ending rather than losing the battle end. I think she has a good way of looking for the positive aspect of death versus the negative. Another point that she makes is that “No doctor can make you immortal”. Doctors try their best to rid disease from us but what point do we call it quits?
I watched the video Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ... It was a very inspiring to watch. Chang had been making projects in her community. One of the projects that did was that she created a chalkboard on the side of an abandoned building in New Orleans with the saying "Before I die i want to.." After the saying there was a fill in the blank line where anyone can go up to the board and write in the blank spot. Chang came up with this project idea after someone close to her died. It was really neat to see everyone responses that they wrote on the chalkboard wall. The project allows people to reflect on their own lives and think about what they want to do before they die.
Thank you for this link. Ted Talks are such a joy to me. I actually watched the one entitled "Prepare for a good end of life" a couple weeks before beginning this class. I found it to be very touching, but it also contains some very practical advice. I suggested a loved one watch it and did not receive the enthusiastic response for which I had hoped. In fact, I received no confirmation they watched it at all. I see this as another example of the denial of death that is so prevalent in our society. Writing down very specific wishes for our end-of-life care is obviously beneficial to us, but also relieves a great deal of stress for our family and friends.
Thank you for this link. Ted Talks are such a joy to me. I actually watched the one entitled "Prepare for a good end of life" a couple weeks before beginning this class. I found it to be very touching, but it also contains some very practical advice. I suggested a loved one watch it and did not receive the enthusiastic response for which I had hoped. In fact, I received no confirmation they watched it at all. I see this as another example of the denial of death that is so prevalent in our society. Writing down very specific wishes for our end-of-life care is obviously beneficial to us, but also relieves a great deal of stress for our family and friends.
I think TED talks are a good source for working through any kind of emotional death. The stories on the website are truly inspiring and help the dying process.
Watching the TED videos gives a better perspective on how people choose to want to die and which way is more comforting. Having an understanding that sometimes dying in your own environment gives you more comfort rather than dying somewhere where you feel so vulnerable in such a vulnerable position can be psychologically draining on a person who is already gone through enough.
I watched the video titled "Two poems about what dogs think (probably", not only because I love dogs and poetry, but because I thought this sounded like an unusual and interesting topic. And that it was. The poet Billy Collins began with a poem from the dog's perspective about death. To summarize, the dog was reflecting on the fact that one day he will be older than his owner, hinting to the reality that the dog knows he will die before his owner. The second poem was the "funnier" of the two, involving a dog, who speaks as a revenant, which is basically is the spirit of a dog that has returned from the dead. Although in this poem the dog is returning to tell his owner that he never liked him and hated all the toys and costumes there was still a line that really stuck out to me as having a deeper meaning:
"I'm the dog you put to sleep as you like to call the needle of oblivion".
Oblivion being a state of unconsciousness or of being unaware. This got me thinking, is dying to cease consciousness? I think for those that do not believe in an afterlife and think that there is nothing after death, than this is true. When you die that's it. No more thoughts, no more being aware of the time or the people around you. But isn't it different for those who say are Catholic, believing in Heaven. Will one be conscious in Heaven? Obviously, there is no way to know for sure, but I think it raised an interesting question.
Thank you for this link, I found it extremely helpful and interesting. These videos help process death more and I think it would help people become less fearful of death.
Really cool video thread! I only have watched a couple of videos so far but I love the first-hand counts that are presented through these TED talks in regards to death. They give a lot of insight into how human nature reacts to the reality of death and also how the deaths of other people or species can have an impact of how we perceive our own death. Can't wait to continue watching!
I found these videos to be very educational and interesting. I enjoyed the topics covered and how they pertained to our class topics. I especially liked the video "Before I die I want to.." and how it allowed people to reflect on their lives.
I watched a few of the videos and thought that they were very interesting and informative. Like Emilie, I especially enjoyed the "Before I die I want to..." video, the concept really encourages people to try to achieve or at the very least encourages people to talk and express their dreams. This is different than the society that we live in that encourages us to conceal our feelings and ideas, so I thought that it was neat to see that the opposite was being encouraged.
how interesting! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I watched the video titled "There's a better way to die, and architecture can help" She discussed dying in hospitals versus dying in beautiful buildings and people ultimately feeling more at home when dying. She discusses, where we die being a key point of death. I haven't really thought of it like that before.
ReplyDeleteThank you, these are good video's! I love TED talks they are always very interesting and break topics down in very interesting ways. Like these videos they make you think and wonder after watching them, they don't put you to sleep haha. When watching them, its like "oh, I never thought of it that way".
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link. They are very interesting videos! It makes you think differently about the topics of the videos.
ReplyDeleteI watched two of the TED talks. The first one was B.J. Miller “What really matters at the end of life” and the second talk was Amanda Bennett “We need a heroic narrative for heath”. Both of these talks were inspiring to me. B.J. Miller talks about his life and how it almost ended. He was on a rale car that shocked him, the electricity went right though his arms, down though his legs. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project who thinks about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. One example of how he does this is by sprinkling flower petals over the body once the person is deceased. He also ask if anyone would like to talk about a good memory, say a prayer, or sit in silence during the removal of the body is welcomed to do so. I think this is a great way to express the end of life. Although each of us has our own rituals we should remain open-minded and seek other ways to grieve the loss.
ReplyDeleteI also watched the Ted talk by Amanda Bennett; she talks about how she met her husband, and their fight battling cancer. The battle against cancer was the beginning of their story. She stated wouldn’t it be nice to have a heroic ending rather than losing the battle end. I think she has a good way of looking for the positive aspect of death versus the negative. Another point that she makes is that “No doctor can make you immortal”. Doctors try their best to rid disease from us but what point do we call it quits?
I watched the video Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...
ReplyDeleteIt was a very inspiring to watch. Chang had been making projects in her community. One of the projects that did was that she created a chalkboard on the side of an abandoned building in New Orleans with the saying "Before I die i want to.." After the saying there was a fill in the blank line where anyone can go up to the board and write in the blank spot. Chang came up with this project idea after someone close to her died. It was really neat to see everyone responses that they wrote on the chalkboard wall. The project allows people to reflect on their own lives and think about what they want to do before they die.
Thank you for this link. Ted Talks are such a joy to me. I actually watched the one entitled "Prepare for a good end of life" a couple weeks before beginning this class. I found it to be very touching, but it also contains some very practical advice. I suggested a loved one watch it and did not receive the enthusiastic response for which I had hoped. In fact, I received no confirmation they watched it at all. I see this as another example of the denial of death that is so prevalent in our society. Writing down very specific wishes for our end-of-life care is obviously beneficial to us, but also relieves a great deal of stress for our family and friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this link. Ted Talks are such a joy to me. I actually watched the one entitled "Prepare for a good end of life" a couple weeks before beginning this class. I found it to be very touching, but it also contains some very practical advice. I suggested a loved one watch it and did not receive the enthusiastic response for which I had hoped. In fact, I received no confirmation they watched it at all. I see this as another example of the denial of death that is so prevalent in our society. Writing down very specific wishes for our end-of-life care is obviously beneficial to us, but also relieves a great deal of stress for our family and friends.
ReplyDeleteI think TED talks are a good source for working through any kind of emotional death. The stories on the website are truly inspiring and help the dying process.
ReplyDeleteWatching the TED videos gives a better perspective on how people choose to want to die and which way is more comforting. Having an understanding that sometimes dying in your own environment gives you more comfort rather than dying somewhere where you feel so vulnerable in such a vulnerable position can be psychologically draining on a person who is already gone through enough.
ReplyDeleteI watched the video titled "Two poems about what dogs think (probably", not only because I love dogs and poetry, but because I thought this sounded like an unusual and interesting topic. And that it was. The poet Billy Collins began with a poem from the dog's perspective about death. To summarize, the dog was reflecting on the fact that one day he will be older than his owner, hinting to the reality that the dog knows he will die before his owner. The second poem was the "funnier" of the two, involving a dog, who speaks as a revenant, which is basically is the spirit of a dog that has returned from the dead. Although in this poem the dog is returning to tell his owner that he never liked him and hated all the toys and costumes there was still a line that really stuck out to me as having a deeper meaning:
ReplyDelete"I'm the dog you put to sleep as you like to call the needle of oblivion".
Oblivion being a state of unconsciousness or of being unaware. This got me thinking, is dying to cease consciousness? I think for those that do not believe in an afterlife and think that there is nothing after death, than this is true. When you die that's it. No more thoughts, no more being aware of the time or the people around you. But isn't it different for those who say are Catholic, believing in Heaven. Will one be conscious in Heaven? Obviously, there is no way to know for sure, but I think it raised an interesting question.
Thank you for this link, I found it extremely helpful and interesting. These videos help process death more and I think it would help people become less fearful of death.
ReplyDeleteReally cool video thread! I only have watched a couple of videos so far but I love the first-hand counts that are presented through these TED talks in regards to death. They give a lot of insight into how human nature reacts to the reality of death and also how the deaths of other people or species can have an impact of how we perceive our own death. Can't wait to continue watching!
ReplyDeleteI found these videos to be very educational and interesting. I enjoyed the topics covered and how they pertained to our class topics. I especially liked the video "Before I die I want to.." and how it allowed people to reflect on their lives.
ReplyDeleteI watched a few of the videos and thought that they were very interesting and informative. Like Emilie, I especially enjoyed the "Before I die I want to..." video, the concept really encourages people to try to achieve or at the very least encourages people to talk and express their dreams. This is different than the society that we live in that encourages us to conceal our feelings and ideas, so I thought that it was neat to see that the opposite was being encouraged.
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