Experiencing death and grief brings a new mindset to a person’s life. Regardless of whether it is a physical or emotional death, grieving for a person, or facing a broken dream, it defines and gives life a new meaning, along with a sense of happiness and gratefulness. It shows the other side of things, as it’s learning by experience, and this is one of the best ways to learn. In the book Fight club, the main character struggles and complains of his unimportant existence, and Marla is a suicidal, careless woman with no motivation until she started attending cancer support groups, fell in love and experienced loss, when her life was given meaning. The men involved in the fights were seeking to add significance to their lives through the fights. It is in pain, death and grief that one acknowledges and appreciates reality, the hand of cards given to each one of us in life, and sets priorities straight and a passionate focus. Only through these feelings is it possible that life’s fragility can be recognized and that maturity can be set in. With maturity comes setting limits, values, and goals for one’s life. In the book, Marla and the men of fight club show how important pain is as a part of the human experience, and that you have to embrace pain to experience life fully.…
