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Death is a constant element of human life. The awareness of mortality constitutes an essential factor in understanding life. Since time immemorial it is a vital reference point for philosophical systems that attempt to answer the question: How should one live? And they do so from the perspective of human mortality. In Western culture the thanatological subject matter is rarely represented, death does not match the modern lifestyle. Thus, at school, in the family, in the media discussions of death and passing away are either not entered into or the issue is distorted by ignorance, vulgarization or demonization. However, daily life confronts the human being with the death of others and also provokes reflection on one’s own mortality. The need to honestly confront the issue of death requires taking appropriate action in the area of bringing up children, education, popularization and, if need be, also therapy, which will help people to cope with the awareness of the death of others and prepare them for their own death.
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Th e main objective of the article is to emphasize the importance of the spiritual development of a human being at the old age which is marked with a fear of the approaching death. Existential concerns that a human being has to face at the subsequent stage of development create an opportunity to direct one’s life towards aims that are vital at the old age. Th is, consequently, leads to the subsequent stages of maturity. Th e old age may exude wisdom thanks to which a senior is ready to face the most diffi cult challenges for himself, for other people and even for what is more than human. Accepting one’s own old age and the approaching death, a human being enters the last stage of development and thanks to the possibility of transcending, an old man may try to search for a new sense of life which is adequate to needs and values at this stage and he may approach the absolute.
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The paper is an introduction to the subsequent texts published herein. It presents reflections on the ways different generations perceive old age as good, expected stage of life. Expectations of the oldest generation regarding the vision of good ageing are compared to the ones shared by other generations, and differences were identified. These reflections were confronted with the most important ageing theories: theory of active ageing and theory of exclusion (withdrawal). The author pays particular attention to discrepancies between systemic activities aimed at supporting development in old age and actual needs of the oldest generation. He points out to individualism and subjective vision of one’s old age as a reference point for defining good ageing and creating the expected old age.
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The paper is the presentation of the research study that answers the question about the role of the family in the reflections of the elderly, evoked by the proximity of death. The source of data analysis are letters inspired by the topic: “My life — my death.” The writers of the letters look back to their childhood and different phases of their adult life, pointing to the joys and worries present in their family relationships. While taking the stock of their life, they also point out to their family successes and failures. They express their concerns about leaving the family behind, at the same time giving them a range of warnings and advices.
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2020
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vol. 10
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issue 1
257-258
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The article discusses the issues of chosen existential worries characteristic for mature people such as: fear of death, loneliness and suffering. These are the most frequent connotations of the elderly with their own mortality. The article presents the specifics of confrontation of a human being with existential worries in their last stage of life. The text is based on classic literature of Polish and foreign gerontologists, philosophers, psychologists and pedagogues and the author’s own research.
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Artykuł porusza kwestie wybranych trosk egzystencjalnych, specyficznych dla osób dojrzałych, tj. lęk przed śmiercią, samotność i cierpienie. Są to jedne z najczęściej występujących konotacji ludzi starszych z własną śmiertelnością. Przedstawiona została specyfika konfrontacji człowieka w jego ostatnim okresie życia z troskami egzystencjalnym. Tekst oparty o klasyczną literaturę polskich i zagranicznych gerontologów, filozofów, psychologów i pedagogów oraz o badania własne autora.
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