Nepal, Nov. 29 -- Death is an ultimate truth. It is a natural part of life, for everyone who is born must one day die.

Science has made progress in prolonging life through modern medicine and treatment. These advances can ease pain and make the final journey more comfortable. Yet, even the best medical care becomes powerless when death arrives, taking a person regardless of how long or how well they have lived.

Birth, life, and death are both familiar and difficult to understand fully. Thinking deeply about these topics requires looking at them through many lenses-philosophy, theology, biology, and medicine-to understand their meaning and weight. In this context, memoirs become powerful tools, blending personal experience with reflectio...