Episode 4: Sunrise

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Episode Summary:

This episode looks into what death teaches us about life.

…and yet the sun rises. What is there to live for–if it all ends? Sorrow towards death, and our own impending ends, is inevitable. But must sorrow, and even death, be so morbid? In this episode, Daud reflects and explore what, ultimately, COVID-19 deaths could teach us about life.

Episode Details:

In our final episode, we explore what it means to live, while reconciling with the innate fragility and transience of human life. We revisited the responses from each of our guest speaker, and as the stories interlinked, we observed the picture painted about deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in facing mortality, some turn to religion, family, and just living life to the fullest. Although all these perspectives are valid, Daud had…a different plan.

The episode ultimately ponders upon Camus’s philosophy in facing the absurdity of plagues and death (Camus, 1962). As we explored together with Daud, attempts to understand deaths during COVID-19, although sheds some light on its intricacies, ultimately prove to be futile as more and more questions arise.

Must we simply resign to our fate?

Must we live simply bearing a heavy burden–the knowledge of our own mortality?

Join Daud as he explores what COVID-19 deaths could teach us about life, and perhaps, consider how you may want to approach yours as well.

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Special Thanks:

1. Assikin (guest)

2. Ustaz Rafieudin (guest speaker)

3. Pastor Sean (guest)

4. Shawn Jude (Ping An)

5. Raja Adi (translator)

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