Premonitions, near death experiences reflect man's common bonds for life

Near death vision in art

Recently a young boy recanted his story about what he had said were near-death visions and therefore made erroneous claims, causing the book written about those visions called The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven to be recalled.  But are there universal themes in death and dying that we should learn that might aid us in knowing how to live together peacefully?

The question people ponder, but experts say many reject because of fear, is when they'll die. But many people have premonitions, and some say the costs of health care might be reduced by knowing more about the process of death.  In fact experts tell us there are universal features in the process of dying that transcend both religion and culture.