‘I’d been prepared

for Death ‘
– Paul Kalanithi (page 78)

No matter what we do, death

will come. No matter
how we avoid, if it’s our time,
then it will happen.
Relating this phrase to the
concepts we studied on
‘Understanding the self’ –
reminds me of the last
Stage of Psychosocial Traits
which is the ‘Old Age’
Wherein the psychological
crisis is ‘Integrity vs. Despair’
– which also tackles that the
person undergoing on this
Stage is ready to welcome
death and has accepted that
he/she will soon disappear.
Thus, after Paul Kalanithi
said this on his book, I
immediately remembered how
 ‘I’d been prepared for Death ‘
– Paul Kalanithi (page 78)

No matter what we do, death will come. No matter

how we avoid, if it’s our time, then it will happen.
Relating this phrase to the concepts we studied on
‘Understanding the self’ – reminds me of the last
Stage of Psychosocial Traits which is the ‘Old Age’
wherein the psychological crisis is ‘Integrity vs. Despair’
– which also tackles that the person undergoing on this
stage is ready to welcome death and has accepted that
he/she will soon disappear. Thus, after Paul Kalanithi
said this on his book, I immediately remembered how
he resembled the person undergoing to the last stage
of Psychosocial Traits, even though his age was not fit
for the age bracket under that stage. Finally, I would
like to conclude that acceptance to what is happening
to the reality of life, is like accepting that death will
come anywhere and anytime – but this time, you are
finally ready!

- Christeen Morquianos
1-G2 AB Psychology