Many people avoid discussing death because confronting the fact that they will eventually perish frightens them. In contrast, others openly discuss death because it lets them come to terms with their inevitable demise. Discovering that this course would be about death and grief was unsettling because I was afraid of confronting death. This course improved my life by teaching me the purpose of death, and in doing so, it changed my perspective on grief and led to me discussing death with my family. One reason this course improved my life is that it enabled me to understand that death allows humanity to cherish life. Before taking this course, I thought that death was merely a burden to humankind because of the misery a person must endure due
