The Human Person As Oriented Towards Death

Question 1

What are the four characteristics of death?

Answer 1

1. Death is certain
2. Death is one’s property
3. Death is not to be outstripped
4. Death is indefinite

Question 2

• governed by time
• we are finite beings and has end-death
• whether we like it or not we will die

Answer 2

Death is certain

Question 3

• death belongs to him
• nobody can experience it except himself

Answer 3

Death is one’s property

Question 4

• cannot be taken away from a person
• cannot remove the possibility of death in his life
• cannot make himself live forever

Answer 4

Death is not to be outstripped

Question 5

• while death is sure to come, it is however indefinite as to when it will come
• impending and it can happen anytime

Answer 5

Death is indefinite

Question 6

• Courage to face the fact of inevitable death
• Life of achieving meaningful visions before death takes them

Answer 6

Authentic life

Question 7

• Do not have the courage to face death
• Ends up living in denial

Answer 7

Inauthentic life