Talking about death is first and foremost talking about life. Besides birth, death is the only thing that is sure to happen to each of us. This thought could be reassuring against the backdrop of the complete unpredictability of our days. But no, thoughts and conversations about death and dying cause fear, anxiety and a desire, natural to these emotions, to avoid conversation. So why is it important and beneficial to talk about these difficult topics? 1. We will all die. Sooner or later. No one alive can escape death, so avoiding conversations about mortality does not seem to be the most effective strategy in the long term. 2. Open conversation about death helps: Prepare for the end of your own life, including addressing issues with documents, digital heritage, disposition of property and intellectual property, as well as drawing up a dying and funeral plan. This allows you to feel in control of your life, gives you the opportunity to choose and reduces anxiety about the inevitable. This improves the quality of life in the present time. 🟣Helps people who have lost loved ones cope with grief and not feel cut off from others. 3. In order to talk about death, we need to show empathy, compassion and compassion, be caring for ourselves and our loved ones, learn new words, and turn to culture and traditions. Sounds like a plan to advance humanity. An important matter, especially in light of current events.4. Fear of death is associated with uncertainty and many superstitions around dying. In the modern world, death is medicalized and hidden from us behind the walls of hospitals and hospices. Most of us do not know anything about the process of dying, which is, in fact, one of the most important processes of LIFE. Ignorance breeds fear and a feeling of powerlessness. If we have more knowledge about the final stage of human life, including the dying process itself, we can take care of creating the necessary conditions and environment based on the needs of the dying person and his loved ones, both in medical institutions and at home. 5. Talking about death helps you rethink life and turn to your values. Questions that you can ask yourself or discuss with loved ones: 🟣If I had three months left to live, how would I like to spend them?🟣Who would I like to spend the remaining time with? 🟣What unresolved issues bother me?🟣Would I like to forgive someone or receive forgiveness? 🟣What memory would I like to leave about myself? 6. Accepting the fact of your own mortality allows you to appreciate the present moment and makes it possible to consciously manage the remaining time. However, it is very difficult to accept that in most people it causes fear and a desire to quickly change the subject. What to do? Accept the fact that talking about death is scary. But silence only perpetuates fear, so we can learn to talk about death and dying to free up our lives..