Death is inevitable from "summary" of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
As a doctor, I had spent years grappling with the reality of mortality. It was a fact of life that I saw every day in the faces of my patients. Death was not some distant concept, but a tangible presence in the hospital wards. It was a reminder of the fragility of life, the impermanence of our existence. Despite all our advances in medicine, there was one thing that remained unchanged - the inevitability of death. No matter how hard we fought, how much we tried to stave off the inevitable, death always won in the end. It was the great equalizer, cutting across all boundaries of age, race, and wealth. In my own battle with cancer, I came face to face with this harsh reality. No amount of knowledge or skill could change the outcome. I ...
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