Living in the Death Industry Could Kill You; The Q&A
by Peter Erich
Q: Tell me briefly about how you got into the death industry.
A: It turns out it doesn't matter whether the stress comes from major events in life or from minor problems, everything is a death industry.
Q: What is your day-to-day like?
A: Frantic sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, getting really upset, then sitting back, listening to music and appreciating time, but most people would be surprised by how much bureaucracy this involves.
Q: You wouldn't want to die prematurely, now would you?
A: There's no easy answer because death can be a "life builder" just as much as it can be a funeral. Step back and breath slowly, then ask yourself this question.
Q: So what happens when you live to be 110?
A: Living that long is hazardous to your health.
Q: What about the fear of disease? Ebola?
A: All of the things humans typically die of create a safe corpse. Breathing may be the simplest and most immediate fix to all disease. I mostly breath.
Q: What are you up to now?
A: Dying at home with my family.
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Author's Note
This is something I do during my lunches to get my creativity flowing.
Lines borrowed from
NPR's Best To Not Sweat The Small Stuff, Because It Could Kill You by PATTI NEIGHMOND [http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/09/22/349875448/best-to-not-sweat-the-small-stuff-because-it-could-kill-you]
and
The Atlantic's How to Make a Living in the Death Industry by BOURREE LAM
[http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/09/how-to-make-a-living-in-the-death-industry/380536/]
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Such a topic! I mean, Death is so...so...so awful. Isn't it? *
@matt - agreed. death is not great