Preface
According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" reported on May 14, the Japanese government announced on the 13th that from January to March this year, the number of "lonely deaths" who died alone at home was 21,000, of which 17,000 were over 65 years old, accounting for nearly eighty percent of the total.
The data is based on police reports and hospital reports. According to the Japanese government, the older you get, the more people "die alone." The Japanese government speculates that the number of "lonely deaths" over the age of 65 in Japan may reach 68,000 a year. #日本第一季度2万余人 "Die Alone" #
As soon as the topic was posted on the Internet, the comment area instantly exploded, and tens of thousands of comments flocked in.
Some of these netizens' comments are even more polarizing, let's take a look.
Netizen: Expert: It is recommended that everyone die in batches and do not get together
Netizen: Anyway, it's all a death in the end, is it important to be lonely or not lonely?
Netizen: Lonely death is just a title given by others
Birth, old age, sickness and death are part of the laws of nature, and everyone goes through this process. While there will be many challenges and difficulties in life, there will also be many beautiful moments and experiences. It is important to cherish each day and strive for your dreams and happiness while accepting the changes and inevitable facts in your life. Life is short, but it's also precious.
Netizen: Birth, old age, sickness and death, the laws of nature, people are alone
Netizen: What is the mentality of people who are vigilant against new marriage urging methods#Urging marriage? #
People are inherently lonely individuals, and they spend their lives learning to be alone, accepting loneliness, and living with loneliness. People are inherently dead, live in the moment! Gather ye rosebuds while ye may!
People always have to die, but the meaning of death is different. In ancient China, a writer named Sima Qian said: "Man is inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather." ”
What do you think about dying alone?