生命的黃昏－與庫伯羅斯懇談臨終五階段的教育意義

Abstract

在其代表作《論死亡與臨終》一書中，庫伯羅斯提示臨終病者可經歷五個階段：即否認與孤立、憤怒、議價、抑鬱、接受。從中我們可意會到臨終可以是一個教育人體會生命意義的機緣，讓人藉此接受挑戰而獲得生命的轉化、靈性的提昇、與愛與增長。

According to her major research on death and dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross proposes that the final phases of a terminally ill patient may undergo such stages as denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. From our dialogue with Dr. Kubler-Ross, we come to realise that each stage may prove to be an occasion for one to learn his lesson concerning the meaning of life. If a person manages to make good use of the opportunity, he may attain such an edifying transfiguration of life that reveals that dying can be a challenge for one to confront one's ultimate concern, a chance for achieving spiritual growth, and pathway through which one may appropriate for oneself the value of love.