On the Fear of Death

Several years ago there was an article about the trial of Josef Fritzl, the German man who kept his daughter locked in the basement for 24 years. When called to testify, Fritzl was asked if he had any friends as an adult. He replied, “I had no friends. You need to nurture friendships and I had no time for that.” Fritzl, for all his monstrosity, was correct. Relationships require constant nurturing…