Afraid to Die?

When my mother was dying, I asked if she was afraid. "No," she said. There was a bit of scorn in her voice. She was about 73, and with luck she might have had another ten or fifteen years. 

The question is fundamental. I've been more lucky. I'm old now, and a family member recently asked me the same question. 

When I was young I absolutely did not want to die or even think about it. Now--and I am healthy and active--I live in a country that many of the people I care about have departed. Packing it in looks like a natural event, good enough for anyone. No worries.

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