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Did you know that most near death experiences share the same emotional characteristic? Near death experiences do not have to be tragic to have the same qualities. Some experiences can be prevented but others can happen unexpectedly and is out of your control. They have all appeared to have the same changes and similarities. All near death experiences have three things in common; time seems to pass slowly, change in priorities, and the experience seems to be all just a dream. In most near death experiences nearly everyone has had a change in priorities, such as, Tom Benecke, Patrick Daniels, and Brian Ingalls. Before Tom Benecke had experienced his near death experience, his priorities were on getting a job promotion by writing an important paper. After his near death experience, his priorities changed from a job promotion to spending more time with his wife. In Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket, it said “ There he got out his topcoat and hat and, without waiting to put them on, opened the front door and stepped out, to go find his wife. He turned to pull the door closed and the warm air from the hall rushed through the narrow opening again. As he saw the yellow paper, the …show more content…
pencil flying, scooped off the desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life, Tom Benecke burst into laughter and then closed the door behind him.” (Pearson, 125 ) Patrick Daniels also had a change in priorities during his near death experience. Patrick's priorities were rushing and getting things done fast, but doing so, caused him to have a experience that would affect his life. After Patrick’s experiences, his priorities changed to taking things slow instead of rushing into them and making a mistake that could not be undone. In Brian’s experience, his priorities also changed from being reckless to being cautious about what he did. Not only do people have a change in priorities when they have a near death experience, they also felt like time was slowing down. When Tom Benecke was on the window ledge, he felt like time was slower than it originally ought to have been. In the story, Tom said, “He couldn't possibly wait here till Clare came home. It was the second feature she'd wanted to see, and she'd left in time to see the first. She'd be another three hours or--He glanced at his watch: Clare had been gone eight minutes. It wasn't possible, but only eight minutes ago he had kissed his wife good-by. She wasn't even at the theater yet!” (Pearson, 121 )Patrick Daniels also had the same experience as Tom Benecke did. While Patrick’s parachute wouldn't open, he felt as if he had been stuck in the air for a very long time until he finally pulled the emergency parachute. Tom and Patrick were not the only ones who had felt this feeling, Brian Ingalls had also felt that time had slowed down.When he was experiencing the car crash, he had felt like he was crashing for hours, but in reality it had only been minutes. Tom had another feeling when he was having the near death experience on the window ledge. He felt as if it was all some kind of dream after the experience. In Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket it said, “And, as he grasped the edges of the empty window frame and climbed into his home, he was grinning in triumph .He did not lie down on the floor or run through the apartment, as he had promised himself; even in the first few moments it seemed to him natural and normal that he should be where he was. He simply turned to his desk, pulled the crumpled yellow sheet from his pocket, and laid it down where it had been, smoothing it out; then he absently laid a pencil across it to weigh it down. He shook his head wonderingly, and turned to walk toward the closet.” (Pearson, 125) Brian also felt this feeling when he was in a car crash and the car was rolling, he said it was like it was so slow motion that it did not feel real. Patrick also felt like it was unreal when he was jumping out of the airplane and his parachute would not open, when he was pulling the parachute string he said that he felt like it was happening so slow that it did not feel real. As you can see, Patrick, Tom, and Brian have felt all of these characteristics while having a near death experience.
Some accidents could have been prevented such as, Patrick Daniels. Patrick could have took his time and packed his parachute correctly instead of rushing. Not only could have Patrick prevented his, Brian could have also by stopping the car and getting the wasp out instead of moving into the other seat. Tom Beneckes near death experience was another preventable accident, when he chose to make the dangerous decision to get the paper, he was putting him life at risk and he knew that but did it anyways. Preventable or not preventable, accidents are dangerous and always seem to have the three main characteristics: change in priorities, it all seems to be a dream, and time passes
slowly.
What are the thoughts that go through the minds of those who near death? These are the questions at the heart of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place written by Ernest Hemmingway and Katherine Porter's The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall.
When you realize you are going to die, you see everything more differently.” (Albom, 83). For instance, Morrie doesn’t care as much about dying, but more about not being able to talk and help out others because of his ALS. “...living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings...When that is gone, Morrie is gone.” (Albom, 162). In particular, Morrie now only cares about the important questions and not death anymore, although he is dying. “Once you get your fingers on the important questions, you can't turn away from them...they have to do with love, responsibility, spirituality, awareness.” (Albom, 175). Specifically, Morrie’s house becomes a wealthy house of love and family, it has nothing to do with money, but because of all the students and colleges, and others the house changed drastically. “The day he learned he was terminally ill was the day he lost interest in his purchasing power...yet the house had changed so drastically. It had filled with love and teaching and communication.” (Albom, 126). In conclusion, Morrie changed once he realized he was going to die, and with that change, Morrie saw the world
The video Round Trip, The Near Death Experience is an interesting and informative documentary. Five people were interviewed about their near death experience. Catherine was sick for several years; John almost drown from scuba diving, Mary had complications during childbirth, Alena was in an accident and Allan’s heart flutter during surgery. These five people near dead experience were similar. It is remarkable to hear them speak about their experience and how they are not afraid of death. The near death experience changed their lives. Catherine stated that she sees the future, she will know about something before it happens; also her religious structure became stronger. They all saw a bright light and experience a divine feeling and the power
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Have you ever had a near death experience? A near death experience is a profound psychological event that may occur to a person close to death in a physical or emotional crisis. Everyday normal people go through near death experiences the NDERF reports that 774 near death experiences occur in the United States. That is not all of the people who do not report their near death experience or die in there near death experience. In near death experience many people experience the following: time past slowly, change in priorities, a feeling of death and experiencing it as a dream.
Having a near death experience is life changing and can change your perspective on life by 180 degrees. A near death experience (NDE) defined by the International Association of Near Death studies Inc, or IANDS Inc is a profound psychological event that may occur to a person close to death.(). One day you could be preoccupied with all the work and stress building up that you do not realize that you need to slow down and take a breath until that breath is gone. There are some people who experience “death” and are fortunate enough to be brought back to life. NDEs transforms people into a whole new person psychologically and physiologically and although it seems it is for the better it usually backfires and affect them in harmful and negative ways.
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It might be hard to see where the self-driving car could have issues with safety but an interesting question arises when an accident is unavoidable. The question posed is “How should the car be programmed to act in the event of an unavoidable accident? Should it minimize the loss of life, even if it means sacrificing the occupants, or should it protect the occupants at all costs? Should it choose between these extremes at random?” (ArXiv). This is a very interesting question surrounding ethics. I’m not sure if there is a right answer to the question, which could stall the self-driving car industry. Before self-driving cars are mass produced a solution needs to be found to the question about unavoidable accidents. Although this question is a problem, there may not be a need to address the problem. It is said that “"driver error is believed to be the main reason behind over 90 percent of all crashes" with drunk driving, distracted drivers, failure to remain in one lane and falling to yield the right of way the main causes.” (Keating). Self-driving cars could eliminate those problems entirely and maybe with all cars on the road being self-driving cars, there would be no “unavoidable accidents”. Safety is the main issue the self-driving car is trying to solve in transportation and seems to do a good job at
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