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提到对死亡的态度，人们总会想起安乐死。如果说美国人查克·莱金制作的棺材家具是对他人进行的一种死亡教育，那安乐死则是一些人身体力行地实践自己对生死的看法。英国作家普拉切特爵士（Terry Pratchett）和BBC合作，制作了纪录片《特里·普拉切特：选择死亡》（Terry Pratchett： Choosing to Die），该片讲述了他对死亡的看法。
In Belgium， assisted death has been legal since 2002. I’m going today to see the widow of Hugo Claus， a very popular author in Belgium. He chose an assisted death. He had 1）Alzheimer’s.
Veerla Claus-De Wit： At a certain moment， my…my husband realised that there was something going wrong. In the beginning， he just tried to hide it...
Terry Pratchett： Yes.
Veerla： …and I saw it， but I， I pretended that I didn’t.
Terry： You start making all the little excuses， don’t you？
Veerla： Yes， of course， of course.
Terry： You say， “Everybody loses the car keys...”
Veerla： Yes， yes.
Terry： ...but you realize this， that not everybody loses the car.
Veerla： Mm-hm.
Terry： What was it that gave him the clue that something was wrong？
Veerla： He started to mix up words. And since words were his core business， and that frightened him. And then I remember he said to me， “If I have Alzheimer， I will not go on living till the bitter end. I will put an end to myself.” But he， he wanted to write another book. He said， “When I finish the book， I take the decision and I will die， but I first have to finish the book.”
Terry： If you’re working on a book， you’ll keep going.
Veerla： But he couldn’t finish the book. He， he had not the skill any more.
Terry： Were you with him when he died？
Veerla： Yes. We went to the hospital. And I remember I brought a very good bottle of champagne with me and I even brought some cigarettes， and it’s not allowed to smoke， but I thought maybe he wants have a last cigarette. And when his cigarette was finished， and we stopped talking， he said， “I think now I want to lie down.” I lie， laid myself next to him and I hold him. And I sang a song for him， and he started singing with me and...he died singing. Yes.
I often think of that moment， of course， and it makes me sad， but， in a way， I was glad for my husband. Of course， it was terrible， because I miss him. It was so 2）intense and so warm. And how can people be against it？ I don’t understand.
Terry： Quite.
从2002年起，安乐死在比利时就已经合法化。我今天要去见雨果·克劳斯的遗孀，雨果·克劳斯是比利时的知名作家，他选择了安乐死，因为他患有阿尔茨海默症。
维尔拉·克劳斯-德维特：我丈夫突然间察觉到事情不太对劲。而刚开始的时候，他试图隐瞒……
特里·普拉切特：嗯。
维尔拉：……我看到了，但我……我假装没看到。
特里：你会开始编一些小借口，对不对？
维尔拉：是的。当然，当然。
特里：你会说“谁都会弄丢车钥匙……”
维尔拉：没错，是这样。
特里：……但你意识到不是每个人都会把车也弄丢了。
维尔拉：嗯。
特里：究竟是有什么蛛丝马迹让他感觉事情不太对劲的呢？
维尔拉：他讲话开始颠三倒四。因为他是靠文字吃饭的，这下可把他吓坏了。我记得他对我说：“如果我患了阿尔茨海默症，我不想一直活到那个悲惨的结局。我要自我了断。”但他……他还想再写一本书。他说：“等我写完这本书，我就会做个决定，去死，但我要先完成这本书。”
特里：如果你在写一本书，你就想继续写下去。
维尔拉：但他写不完那本书了，他……他已经丧失了写作的能力。
特里：他死时你在他身边吗？
维尔拉：是的，我们是一起去的医院。我记得我带了一瓶上乘的香槟，甚至还带了几根烟。那里是禁烟的，但我想，也许他会想抽最后一支烟吧。等他把烟抽完了，我们就不再说话了。然后他说他想躺下，我就躺在他身边抱着他。我为他唱起了歌，他也开始跟着唱，他是哼着歌死去的。真的是这样。
我常常会回想那个片刻。当然那段记忆会让我伤心，但从某种意义上说，我为我丈夫感到高兴。失去他当然很痛苦，因为我想念他。那个时候的情感是如此强烈和温暖，人们为何要反对这种做法呢？我真不明白。
特里：确实如此。
提到对死亡的态度，人们总会想起安乐死。如果说美国人查克·莱金制作的棺材家具是对他人进行的一种死亡教育，那安乐死则是一些人身体力行地实践自己对生死的看法。英国作家普拉切特爵士（Terry Pratchett）和BBC合作，制作了纪录片《特里·普拉切特：选择死亡》（Terry Pratchett： Choosing to Die），该片讲述了他对死亡的看法。
In Belgium， assisted death has been legal since 2002. I’m going today to see the widow of Hugo Claus， a very popular author in Belgium. He chose an assisted death. He had 1）Alzheimer’s.
Veerla Claus-De Wit： At a certain moment， my…my husband realised that there was something going wrong. In the beginning， he just tried to hide it...
Terry Pratchett： Yes.
Veerla： …and I saw it， but I， I pretended that I didn’t.
Terry： You start making all the little excuses， don’t you？
Veerla： Yes， of course， of course.
Terry： You say， “Everybody loses the car keys...”
Veerla： Yes， yes.
Terry： ...but you realize this， that not everybody loses the car.
Veerla： Mm-hm.
Terry： What was it that gave him the clue that something was wrong？
Veerla： He started to mix up words. And since words were his core business， and that frightened him. And then I remember he said to me， “If I have Alzheimer， I will not go on living till the bitter end. I will put an end to myself.” But he， he wanted to write another book. He said， “When I finish the book， I take the decision and I will die， but I first have to finish the book.”
Terry： If you’re working on a book， you’ll keep going.
Veerla： But he couldn’t finish the book. He， he had not the skill any more.
Terry： Were you with him when he died？
Veerla： Yes. We went to the hospital. And I remember I brought a very good bottle of champagne with me and I even brought some cigarettes， and it’s not allowed to smoke， but I thought maybe he wants have a last cigarette. And when his cigarette was finished， and we stopped talking， he said， “I think now I want to lie down.” I lie， laid myself next to him and I hold him. And I sang a song for him， and he started singing with me and...he died singing. Yes.
I often think of that moment， of course， and it makes me sad， but， in a way， I was glad for my husband. Of course， it was terrible， because I miss him. It was so 2）intense and so warm. And how can people be against it？ I don’t understand.
Terry： Quite.
从2002年起，安乐死在比利时就已经合法化。我今天要去见雨果·克劳斯的遗孀，雨果·克劳斯是比利时的知名作家，他选择了安乐死，因为他患有阿尔茨海默症。
维尔拉·克劳斯-德维特：我丈夫突然间察觉到事情不太对劲。而刚开始的时候，他试图隐瞒……
特里·普拉切特：嗯。
维尔拉：……我看到了，但我……我假装没看到。
特里：你会开始编一些小借口，对不对？
维尔拉：是的。当然，当然。
特里：你会说“谁都会弄丢车钥匙……”
维尔拉：没错，是这样。
特里：……但你意识到不是每个人都会把车也弄丢了。
维尔拉：嗯。
特里：究竟是有什么蛛丝马迹让他感觉事情不太对劲的呢？
维尔拉：他讲话开始颠三倒四。因为他是靠文字吃饭的，这下可把他吓坏了。我记得他对我说：“如果我患了阿尔茨海默症，我不想一直活到那个悲惨的结局。我要自我了断。”但他……他还想再写一本书。他说：“等我写完这本书，我就会做个决定，去死，但我要先完成这本书。”
特里：如果你在写一本书，你就想继续写下去。
维尔拉：但他写不完那本书了，他……他已经丧失了写作的能力。
特里：他死时你在他身边吗？
维尔拉：是的，我们是一起去的医院。我记得我带了一瓶上乘的香槟，甚至还带了几根烟。那里是禁烟的，但我想，也许他会想抽最后一支烟吧。等他把烟抽完了，我们就不再说话了。然后他说他想躺下，我就躺在他身边抱着他。我为他唱起了歌，他也开始跟着唱，他是哼着歌死去的。真的是这样。
我常常会回想那个片刻。当然那段记忆会让我伤心，但从某种意义上说，我为我丈夫感到高兴。失去他当然很痛苦，因为我想念他。那个时候的情感是如此强烈和温暖，人们为何要反对这种做法呢？我真不明白。
特里：确实如此。