Lesson 8

Human Persons as Oriented
Towards Their Impending

Death
Let's Ponder
Sit back and recall what has happened in your

life lately. What moments brought you great joy?
What filled you with pain and sadness? Your
teacher will give you strips of paper in two colors.
Write your happy experiences on one color and your sad
ones on the other. Then weave the strips like a mat. As you
look into who you are now Did they help you become a
better person? Did they encourage you to live a more
meaningful life?
Now, remove one of the colored strips. Do your

remaining strips still make a beautiful at? What does this say
about the meaning of life?
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to;
1. explain the significance of death in the existence of
the person
2 recognize the meaning of their own lives,
3. enumerate the objectives they want to achieve and
the projects they want to do
in life,
4. explain where their lives will lead to, and
5. reflect on the meaning of their own lives.
Have you ever wondered about how nothing
seems to last forever? Objects get worn out until they
can't be used anymore, food and drinks expire, and
trends become outdated after some time. Even more,
what about the cycle of being born, growing up,
getting sick, and dying? These point to one very
important reality about our human condition: we are
temporal beings or "beings oriented towards death.
How does the reality of death define our lives?
Death - is commonly understood as the end of

bodily functions which signals the end of a person's
life. It also refers to the separation of the body and
the spirit As mentioned earlier, the human person is
an embodied spirit. The body, being material, is
bound by the laws of time and space and is subject
to growth, death, and decay. The spira being
immaterial, will continue to exist even after the
body has passed.
There are people who deny the idea of human
decline and death. Some people rely on anti aging
treatments and products to make them look, feel,
and think that they are younger than they really are.
Others focus on experiencing intense moments and
feelings in order to feel alive because no one really
knows when life will end. This has given rise to
various expressions such as YOLO (You Only Live
Once) and "eat, drink, and be merry for
tomorrow we die."
Discuss
1. What does living a meaningful life mean to you?
2. What objectives do you feel you need to achieve
before you can say that you have lived a meaningful
life?
How should I live my life before it finally ends?
Understanding the person as a being-towards-death

brings us back to a very important topic: freedom. It
has been discussed previously that the essence of
freedom is self-determination - the capacity to choose
and act for oneself.
Discuss
1. How does our freedom enable us to face the reality
of death?
2. Which view on death do you find most acceptable?
Explain your answer.
“What makes you happy?”

How do I define true happiness?
As we understand ourselves better, we also come

to realize that happiness is a state of being and not
merely an emotional experience or a chosen mental
attitude the goods or sources of happiness.
Sources of Happiness which are proper to a person
*Noble good- is one which is pursued for its own

sake, it is good in itself. Love and friendship are some
examples.
*Useful good- is considered good so long as it serves
as a means to an end, its goodness is found only from
what it can provide. For example, money is good as it
can buy you something.
*Pleasurable good-is good so long as it provides
some form of pleasure, though it does not have to be
physical. It must be understood that a specific good
cannot be categorized strictly under one kind.
Why do we suffer?
Suffering takes place when we patiently endure
unpleasantness, discomfort, and pain.
Forms of Suffering
• Physical suffering- when we experience physical

sensation such as discomfort, hunger, distress, and
pain.
• Mental suffering- which invovles emotional and
mental states such as depression anxiety, fear,
loneliness, and grief.
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Human Persons as Oriented

Towards Their Impending

Sit back and recall what has happened in your

Now, remove one of the colored strips. Do your

Death - is commonly understood as the end of

Understanding the person as a being-towards-death

“What makes you happy?”

As we understand ourselves better, we also come

*Noble good- is one which is pursued for its own

• Physical suffering- when we experience physical

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