Our South Korean homeys have come up with something that freaks me out to no end. In an effort to stave off high suicide rates, and stimulate productivity in the workplace, South Korean “entrepreneurs are conducting controversial forums designed to teach clients how to better appreciate life by simulating death.”
This involves the relatively benign exercise of writing of wills, or even drafting your own obituary — something western life-coaches have been recommending for years, as a way of honing in on your life goals, which I kind of get. (“Evelyn lived a full and happy life, never afraid to take risks. Her motto was ‘let’s see what life has in store for me…’ Her biggest joy was seeing her two sons, Colin and Kai grow in to caring and responsible men. Remembered for being…” yada yada yada.)
But above and beyond this, this South Korean practice includes coffins. And the getting into of coffins. And the closing of coffin lids!
There’s also a Facebook application that (jokingly) purports to be able to predict “when and how the death will catch you!”
Seems to me there’s a whole lot of planning and preparation going into something that’s going to happen whether we plan for it or not, no?
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