My family never talks about death even though we all know Mom's cancer will probably come back and we pretend we have infinite time to fix our relationships and say important things but we're all just avoiding the conversation that would make everything real.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family is using the illusion of endless time to avoid the authentic connections that mortality makes urgent.
“Where Are You with Heidegger's being-toward-death?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.