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The Duality of Mortality

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      “For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” ― Kahlil Gibran                          Several  days ago, I had a crisis. Funnily enough, it was triggered by Greta Gerwig's new movie "Barbie", a film which I loved every second of. I loved the colors and the actors' performances. I grinned at the music, laughed at the jokes, and cried at the emotional segments. That movie has become one of my forever favorites, and it got even better on the second viewing. Yes, I have seen it twice in one week. Despite all of the joy this film brought me, it also happened to trigger a week-long emotional breakdown. Similar to the main character in the film, I have been suffering from irrepressible thoughts of death.       If you haven't seen the film, this is probably going to be confusing a...