From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   > "in the end it's a wink of the eye"   
   > wink back at death,  sure pal   
      
   ### - the 'vikings' (for example) reckoned that, in order to reach the   
   afterlife, you had to look death right 'in' the eye and face it with   
   ultimate courage & conviction, and without flinching/crapping oneself walk   
   purposefully towards it when called heh! (think 'klingons' of startruck   
   fame for the appropriate attitude)   
      
   if, otoh, ya starts beggin' & cringin' + pleading for mercy not to die etc   
   etc, then that's when ya's gonna get ripped to feckin' shreds for not   
   being able to HOLD yourself together when facing the ultimate storm!   
      
   iow: it's very important NOT to wuss-out at the crucial moment haha :D   
      
   (the buddhists have a much milder version tho' thank goodness... with   
   them, after much practice and at a time of your own choosing, ya just   
   permanently enter into a waking dream state leaving the physical body   
   behind forever...)   
      
   place yer bets heh ;)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)