From: street@shellcrash.com   
      
   Death is one of the few certainties every living being shares, yet it’s also   
    one of the greatest sources of human anxiety. The thought of our own   
    impermanence can send waves of fear through even the strongest of minds.   
    But what if, instead of fearing death, we learned to see it as a natural   
    part of the grand cycle of life — not an enemy, but a teacher?   
      
   When we accept that everything we love, everything we are, and everything we   
    experience will eventually pass, something beautiful happens: life becomes   
    more vivid. The ordinary moments — a conversation, a sunrise, a quiet   
    breath — take on new meaning. The finite nature of our existence gives   
    those moments weight and wonder.   
      
   The fear of death often comes from a desire for control. We want to know   
    what comes next, to ensure that our story continues beyond the last page.   
    But life was never about control. It’s about participation — about being   
    fully here while we are here. When we stop fighting the inevitable, we   
    begin to live with greater clarity, peace, and gratitude.   
      
   Death reminds us that time is precious. It nudges us to love more deeply, to   
    forgive more easily, and to waste less energy on things that don’t truly   
    matter. It gives us permission to be present — not waiting for the “right   
    time” to live, but understanding that this time, this fleeting moment, is   
    life.   
      
   Those who embrace impermanence often find a quiet kind of courage. They see   
    that life’s beauty isn’t in its permanence, but in its passing — like a   
    flower that blooms brightly before returning to the soil to nourish new   
    growth. There is no need to cling to forever; the temporary is enough.   
      
   So don’t fear the inevitable. Welcome it as part of the same mystery that   
    gave you the chance to experience laughter, love, and light in the first   
    place. When we let go of the fear of death, we also let go of the fear of   
    living — and that’s when life truly begins.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)