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.....listening means learning to hear someone's inner world and deepest feelings with far greater attention in order that we don't let our own assumptions get in the way. The dying may speak in images far more akin to dreamland than the world of everyday reality. In order to understand them we have to make adjustments to comprehend a poetic form of expression that is sometimes elusive but actually far more expressive than the world of facts.

Robert L. Wise , em Crossing the Threshold of Eternity: What the Dying Can Teach the Living
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The dead never truly die. They simply change form.

Suzy Kassem , em Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
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If we listen and observe carefully the dying can teach us important things that we need to learn in preparing for the end of our own life's journey.

Robert L. Wise , em Crossing the Threshold of Eternity: What the Dying Can Teach the Living
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There are not enough words in the English language to describe the experience of this. Death is more than life. Humans put their animals “to sleep” when it’s really waking them up. Everybody has it all backwards.

Kate McGahan , em JACK McAFGHAN: Reflections on Life with My Master
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