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Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.


Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

William E. Hablitzel, MD

Sunshine Ridge Publishing

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0977218511, $24.95, 256 pages, 1-888-220-0397, www.DyingWasTheBestThing.com

"Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me: Stories of Healing and Wisdom Along Life's" is a unique, sensitive collection of life and death experiences encountered by physician William Hablitzel. In his view of death as the great teacher and enlightener en·light·en  
tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens
1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
, Dr. Hablitzel embraces the "uncomfortable duality Duality (physics)

The state of having two natures, which is often applied in physics. The classic example is wave-particle duality. The elementary constituents of nature—electrons, quarks, photons, gravitons, and so on—behave in some respects
" of being "both a physician defeated by death and the witness enriched by it (p. 10)." This luminous lu·mi·nous
adj.
Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light.
 book of journeys with the dying has all the elements of the greatest teachings about life's meaning. Finding miracles in the everyday events, listening to the science, learning to overcome fear, embracing the unknown in death, and the miraculous mi·rac·u·lous  
adj.
1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.

2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape.

3.
 process of human growth are all themes developed in these chapters and stories. Bridging the gap between science and faith, "Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" is inspirational literature of the finest grade--and especially recommended for medical and health-care professionals, as well as non-specialist general readers, who must deal with end-of-life issues with respect to their patients or families.

Nancy Lorraine

Senior Reviewer
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Title Annotation:Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me: Stories of Healing and Wisdom Along Life's Journey
Author:Lorraine, Nancy
Publication:MBR Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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