David Bowie taught us how to die

I’d like to think so, dying myself at some point. He knew he was
going to die for 18 months, a year and a half, and he kept working on
what would be his last album, which turns out to be about death, and
brilliant to boot.

How will you die? Curled up in a fetal position saying, “NO
NO NO”, or with the grace and class of Bowie?

It’s no secret that we live in a youth-dominated culture, but all
youth fades. Death is weird to us, in this youth-culture, even though
it is perfectly natural and going to happen to everyone. We have made
it weird.

Mr. Bowie had previous knowledge of his death. Imagine: knowing
that you’re going to die. What would you do? Say you had 18 months
like Bowie. How different would you be?

But the the fact is we ALL have previous knowledge of our deaths.
We are all going to die and will. The number may not be as precise as
18 months, but there’s a number nevertheless.

I have a heart condition and often think of death. I was more
worried when my son was younger, but now that he’s a grown man, I can
die at any time, free of charge.

What I like about David Bowie’s death, is that he was fully
invested in it. It influenced his writing and music. In many ways,
his death was his last work of art. How cool is that?

He was BLESSED with  the knowledge of his approaching death. Many
die suddenly and do not have such a luxury….to say their final
goodbyes, to create their final work of art, to put a final period on
their time here.

David Bowie was beautiful in life and death, but perhaps
especially in death.