Thank you for an interesting conversation. I loved it. The line that struck me was when Sebastian said life doesn’t come into focus until death comes into focus which I found so profound. I think you could have a spinoff of a discussion on western culture and eastern culture on death which would be fascinating. I agree with Rainn that we in the western hemisphere are so disconnected with real death as opposed to what we see on tv/movies and in games. I don’t eat beef or pork for that reason you mentioned because I’m unwilling to watch the dying process of a cow or a pig going to slaughter. I watched several very close beloved family members die and it was excruciating and beautiful at the same time and feel very fortunate to be there when they passed through. Those experiences brought more focus and intentionality to my life and I’m so grateful for it.
Initially, my interest was to learn about Sebastian Junger's experience of the afterlife, despite the fact that I had other things I should have been doing. I continued watching because of the intelligent, and occasionally humorous, discussion between you both on the broader subjects of religion, interpretation of words, and animals other than human. The only thing that surprised me was when both of you talked about grieving for the loss of a pet in a non emotional, pragmatic way. Neither one of you mentioned that the animal shows such loyalty and affection without condition, which we seldom receive such a level of adoring attention from humans, therefore making sense that we grieve a pet, irregardless of the fact that we know approximately how long they may live. I will look forward to watching more of your podcasts. Thank you Rainn.
Thank you for an interesting conversation. I loved it. The line that struck me was when Sebastian said life doesn’t come into focus until death comes into focus which I found so profound. I think you could have a spinoff of a discussion on western culture and eastern culture on death which would be fascinating. I agree with Rainn that we in the western hemisphere are so disconnected with real death as opposed to what we see on tv/movies and in games. I don’t eat beef or pork for that reason you mentioned because I’m unwilling to watch the dying process of a cow or a pig going to slaughter. I watched several very close beloved family members die and it was excruciating and beautiful at the same time and feel very fortunate to be there when they passed through. Those experiences brought more focus and intentionality to my life and I’m so grateful for it.
Initially, my interest was to learn about Sebastian Junger's experience of the afterlife, despite the fact that I had other things I should have been doing. I continued watching because of the intelligent, and occasionally humorous, discussion between you both on the broader subjects of religion, interpretation of words, and animals other than human. The only thing that surprised me was when both of you talked about grieving for the loss of a pet in a non emotional, pragmatic way. Neither one of you mentioned that the animal shows such loyalty and affection without condition, which we seldom receive such a level of adoring attention from humans, therefore making sense that we grieve a pet, irregardless of the fact that we know approximately how long they may live. I will look forward to watching more of your podcasts. Thank you Rainn.