Gift of Mortality
The Gift of Mortality does not necessarily mean that some super natural entity has given us life or more specifically the ability die, but explores what this means in regard to the impact on the self and our relationship with the Not Me.
It links to the Death backstop a key concept in Invulnerability Theory and basically explores what it means in regards to :-
- The Ultimate Persecution Escape.
- The 'get out of life' free card.
- The Universal Leveller
- The micro purpose and achievement framework.
It discusses the positive aspects of 'Everything that has a beginning has an end' and how it can be a driver for acceptance of aspects of existence and to drive achievement.
Of course why it can be seen as a gift it is also a curse, but it is so engrained in our perceptions and even the realities of our existence that it is not easy to imagine a mentality where it does not play a part.
The concept also links to the Genetic Diversity Effect where stagnated genetic lines cause defects that prevent long term small social group dominance and the principals of evolution through death (natural selection).
Ultimately different life frameworks deal with mortality in different ways and most do not see it as a gift but rather something to avoid or mitigate for as long as possible.