Death Cafe in ZARAUTZ
A write up of Death Cafe ZARAUTZ
By amaiartze
Date: 30th May
Place: Hotel Alameda. ZARAUTZ (Basque Country)
Organized by: Zarautz, Herri Zaintzailea
It was the fifth time we offered the opportunity to join around a coffee to speak about death. 13 people participated in it, only two of them men.
The different points of view about the death were large and rich:
· Children, and their naturalness and innocence, and the overprotective attitude of adults around the death
· Within the couple
· The coldness of hospitals
· The value of a hug
· The role of Church, the soul, the spirit, the reincarnation, the acceptation
· How long we must support suffering?
· Suffering without sense
· The responsibility to transmit well your wishes
· The difficulty to tell a parent that she or he is dying
· Fear to being a nuisance
· Euthanasia and suicide
· The importance of sense of humour in transcendental conversations
· The wish to lend a good sentimental legacy
The conclusions of the meeting were:
· It’s an interesting experience
· Multiple issues appeared
· People liked the sense of humour there was
· The big respect that was between the participants
· The wish to continue going in depth about the theme
Thanks to all people that participated in the Death Cafe!
Anjel & Amaia