Tuesday Word: Kodokushi
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ko·do·ku·shi [co-doe-coo-she]:
origin: [1980s] Japanese; 孤独+死= "alone" + "death"
noun
"Lonely death", the phenomena of dying alone, and not being discovered for some time (thus often leaving a body-shaped dark stain behind) -- a phenomena on the rise btw, like this man whose oozing flesh was partly absorbed by his 6-ton pornography collection.
origin: [1980s] Japanese; 孤独+死= "alone" + "death"
noun
"Lonely death", the phenomena of dying alone, and not being discovered for some time (thus often leaving a body-shaped dark stain behind) -- a phenomena on the rise btw, like this man whose oozing flesh was partly absorbed by his 6-ton pornography collection.
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Date: 2017-03-08 04:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-03-09 06:34 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-03-09 05:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-03-09 06:32 am (UTC)An excellent step toward accomplishing Kodokushi. Actually, I don't think dying alone is so dishonorable, it's good enough for most animals on Earth. Plus it apparently gives someone a job. Of course there is a sadness, but would a hospital be less sad?
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Date: 2017-03-09 09:47 am (UTC)Of course there is no dishonor in dying alone. I'd like to think and hope that most people that do are happy or at peace with their circumstances. :-) And I would think that the comfort of one's own home is always preferable to a hospital!