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ELISABETH KÜBLER-ROSS'S FINAL PASSAGE
ELISABETH KÜBLER-ROSS'S FINAL PASSAGE
Internationally renowned author of the groundbreaking 1969 book On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross transformed American attitudes toward death. Now the increasingly controversial guru, whose autobiography appears this month, wants nothing more than her own
LESLIE BENNETTS
Letter from Arizona
When we have done all the work we were sent to Earth to do, we are allowed to shed our body, which imprisons our soul like a cocoon encloses the future butterfly.
And when the time is right, we can let go of it and we will be free of pain, free offears and worries— free as a very beautiful butterfly, returning home to God.
—From a letter Elisabeth Kiibler-Ross wrote to a child with cancer.
The rutted roads meandering off into the Arizona desert are unmarked, but it's not hard to find Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's house: it's the one with the towering burlap tepee and the carved wooden totem pole in its scorched front yard. Overhead the sky is vast and cloudless; the sun is so bright that you are momentarily blinded by the sudden Stygian gloom as you step inside.
"Over here." The voice is weak, but it bristles with rage. It emanates from the darkest corner of an enormous, clutter
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The Hardest Lesson
The sole purpose of life is to grow. The ultimate lesson is learning how to love and be loved unconditionally. There are millions of people on Earth who are starving. There are millions who are homeless. There are millions who have AIDS. There are millions who who have been abused. There are millions of people who struggle with disabilities. Everyday someone new cries out for understanding and compassion. Listen to the sound. Hear the call as if it was beautiful music. I can assure you that the greatest rewards in your whole life will come from opening your heart to those in need. The greatest blessings always come from helping.
I truly believe that my truth is a universal one -- above all religions, economics, race and color -- shared by the common experience of life. All people come from the same source and return to the same source. We must all learn to love and be loved unconditionally. All the hardships that come to you in life, all the tribulations and nightmares, all the things you see as punishments from God, are in reality like gifts. They are an opportunity to grow, which is the sole purpose of life. [...]
It is very important that you do only what you love to do. You may be poor, you may go hungry, you may live in a shabby place, but you will
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