tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261659132085843274.post3427480407692432089..comments2023-04-25T12:25:07.725-04:00Comments on Parsha Post: Chayei Sarah 2rabbi neil fleischmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733555336540451779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261659132085843274.post-89486585450717515742007-11-09T07:35:00.000-05:002007-11-09T07:35:00.000-05:00Wow. Thankyou for articulately sharing something ...Wow. Thankyou for articulately sharing something personal and profound. That would make for me for an interesting thing to read - different essays of personal early introductions toi death and whether or not it was a big deal. I was struck by the opening line of Stephen King's The Body about the first time he saw a dead body (the basis of the movie Stand By Me). For a time I carried his introductory paragraph to that story around in my pocket.rabbi neil fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733555336540451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261659132085843274.post-24267376027372326342007-11-05T16:04:00.000-05:002007-11-05T16:04:00.000-05:00I am inspired by these thoughts. My own epiphany a...I am inspired by these thoughts. <BR/><BR/>My own epiphany about death came in my mid 20s. I believe I was reading something by Annie Dillard, probably "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek". It was the first time in my life that I'd grasped the personal fact of death for myself. Shocking! The resulting discomfort launched me on a quest for knowledge and meaning. That sounds trite but is the only way I can describe the process - a rewarding and humbling one.Anne D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03260726234117823644noreply@blogger.com