cnn.com — Story HighlightsNew trend in South Korea has healthy people read their wills, get nailed into coffinsParticipants, "re-born" after 15 minutes, say experience changes their livesTrend called "well-dying" aims to get people to think about past, future, life, deathCritics say the funerals are unrealistic and just a scheme to make money
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Well Dying creates New Twist of "Near Death" Experience - this takes the pattern-interruptions techniques of NLP ( Neuro Linguistic Programming) to a new level, simulated funerals complete with self-read wills, dirt tossing upon participants nailed into coffins, creates dramatic shifts of life perspective for young adults, their family and friends -- critics are everywhere - to each their own.