““This isn’t a purely American phenomenon, but it may be an American invention. We no longer have rituals for coping with death. Our society has become so consumer-youth-fun-based that we never even talk about it in a meaningful way. Death, once the domain of the church, has been sidelined along with our declining faith. Psychotherapy may offer consolation or counselling, but as long as social responses fail to meet our personal experiences, death will remain a frightening and fascinating taboo.””
