Joon S. Park, a hospital chaplain, learns profound lessons from dying patients about authenticity in life choices. He recounts a poignant story of a patient who, against her wishes, was resuscitated, only to feel anger at her family's decision. Park emphasizes that many people live by others' visions instead of pursuing their own dreams. After nearly ten years of witnessing this recurring theme among critically ill patients, he believes that our true perspective should focus on how we live authentically, not merely on survival as dictated by others.
In the end, the worldview that matters is not what we have to prove, but who we really are and how we have lived.
We entrust this very limited and fragile lifespan to the will of others - and maybe their whims were well-intentioned - but it was still theirs and not ours.
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