The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker declares that the fear of death is at the heart of the human condition. We all try to deny it. ‘We live our life as if we are never going to die and die as if we never lived’, says the Dalai Lama. But it is not wise to deny that our time will one day come to an end, for that will lead us to undervalue our present time. In case of such denial, we might not care how much time has already elapsed and go ahead and waste time as if we have an unlimited supply, not knowing that tomorrow may be our last. If, on the other hand, we view time as limited and scarce, everything will take on a different dimension and we will place a greater value on the things we do here and now. Every minute that we spend with a loved one, for instance, becomes infinitely more precious; and every hour that is wasted becomes a great unrecoverable

The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker declares that the fear of death is at the heart of the human condition. We all try to deny it. ‘We live our life as if we are never going to die and die as if we never lived’, says the Dalai Lama. But it is not wise to deny that our time will one day come to an end, for that will lead us to undervalue our present time. In case of such denial, we might not care how much time has already elapsed and go ahead and waste time as if we have an unlimited supply, not knowing that tomorrow may be our last. If, on the other hand, we view time as limited and scarce, everything will take on a different dimension and we will place a greater value on the things we do here and now. Every minute that we spend with a loved one, for instance, becomes infinitely more precious; and every hour that is wasted becomes a great unrecoverable