医院对她来说是砖和砂浆的纪念品。一个可怕的想起了我们所有人的不可避免的结局，但是当人们从事生活的业务时，她觉得最好被忽略。
(Hospitals were to her a memento mori in bricks and mortar; an awful reminder of the inevitable end that was coming to all of us but which she felt was best ignored while one got on with the business of life.)
(Hospitals were to her a memento mori in bricks and mortar; an awful reminder of the inevitable end that was coming to all of us but which she felt was best ignored while one got on with the business of life.)
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在亚历山大·麦考尔·史密斯（Alexander McCall Smith）的小说《长颈鹿的眼泪》中，主角将医院视为死亡的象征。对于她来说，这些结构是死亡的鲜明提醒，引起了人们对等待所有人的最终命运的恐惧感。这种观点使她相信，最好忽略一个人在生活的日常挑战和喜悦之类的思想。
她对医院的反思表明，对死亡率有了更深的哲学立场。在意识到不可避免的目的的同时，她选择专注于生活而不是居住在死亡上。这种选择说明了人类的共同倾向，避免面对不舒服的真理以充分参与当下。
