The Something and Nothing of Death

Death is ever present throughout life and the more we learn to face this fact the more death becomes a wise advisor who encourages us to live life more fully. Living wisely is to prepare for dying well, not for some promise of what will happen after death but because living wisely brings its own merit.Written in easy to understand language, the aim of this book is to explore many different ways of looking at death and what it’s presence in life means to us.The previous edition garnered some great reviews: Starwalker called it A gem and said A wise, straight-forward and compassionate journey in feeling and thought, this book is both grounded and practical and also open-ended enough in the metaphysical sense that I believe anyone of any faith or none could read this and feel a congruence. That is a superb achievement. Barbara. Brown wrote: Will’s book on Death emerges as a debate - a discussion - between author and reader, in which the fears and horrors about death are clearly laid out. Will provides many perspectives from which to see the something or the nothing - coming back always to the spirit of honest inquiry, and what might be called a lively acceptance of something we cannot evade. We are not beseiged by any kind of party line, and yet Will doesn’t flinch from laying out given modes of thought and belief. The additional exercises for reflection are a bonus and take us deeper into our own personal explorations.