To Give Value to Existence, Death Must Be Regarded as an Art — Beryl Bainbridge
Photograph Courtesy of Panhala.net
July 12, 2010 — “Mortality was a constant theme and inspiration in the work of the author Beryl Bainbridge,” reports The Independent (UK).
“In one of her final pieces of writing, she reflects on the journey from light to darkness.”
“This essay was originally written for BBC Radio 3, and first broadcast in March 2009. Her funeral is today, at
St Silas the Martyr, London NW5.”
“We die of many things, accidents, tumours, infections, old age. There is only one way to be born, but Death has ten thousand doors for men to take their exits.”
“Whatever the cause, life ends when the heart stops beating. To give value to existence death must be regarded as an art, which is why the great of this world are remembered with pomp and circumstance in surroundings dedicated to the worship of God. Somewhere, we are told, above the bright blue sky there is another land, one full of joy and free from pain. We are wise to believe it…” Continue reading…
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