„Şi s-a adăugat la neamul său” Gânduri adunate cu privire la moarte şi omul contemporan
“And he was gathered unto his fathers”. Thoughts on death and con- temporary man

Summary/Abstract: Death has always been seen as a mystery. Moreover, it has become the pinnacle of philosophical interrogations, and, in a way, of all human thought . The mysterious and equally intense character can be seen in the solemnity and sobriety with which the moment of death is greeted, this being the time of filtering and essentialization. Only what is significant and fundamental for life and for the one who lives this time remains in question. Nowadays, there is talk of “a culture of fear.” But fears of all kinds culminate or are included in the fear of death: “those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to slavery” (Hebrews 2:15). Facing this reality, contemporary man tries to cope by several means. The commemoration of death was one of the constants of ascetic life for the philocalic fathers, with pedagogical value, but also for the process of understanding life. A spiritually mature man is one who considers life together with death, but also sees death in the light of the resurrection.

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