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Chapter 40

Chapter 2 Chapter 18 Facing Life and Death

[French] Montaigne
Since what is lost cannot be recovered, why should we be afraid of losing it?Since death threatens us in all kinds of ways, it is better to face one of them than to be afraid of everything.

All things are born with our birth, and likewise, all things perish with our death.So we need not worry about what will happen to us 100 years from now when we are no more alive than weep about what will happen to us when we were not born 100 years ago.

Death is the beginning of another life.We have entered this new life at great cost; and in entering it we have thrown off the veil of the old.

Something that happens only once is painless.Is it necessary to worry for a long time about the momentary thing?Whether you live long or short, death is the same.Long and short have no meaning for something that no longer exists.

Nature forces us to die."Leave this world as you came," she said.

Death is part of life, and to escape death is to escape yourself.The existence you enjoy belongs to life as well as to death.On the first day of your birth, while giving you life, it will lead you to death step by step.

Everything you experience is a request from life.This is actually killing lives.What your life relentlessly builds is death.You are dying while you are alive, because when you are no longer alive, you are dead.

Or, you prefer to live before you die.But you are a mortal while you live, and if you have enjoyed life to the fullest and are content, go away gladly.

What does it matter if you lose your life if you don't make good use of it and let it slip by?What do you want it for?

Life is neither good nor bad, whether it is good or bad is all up to you.

You live a day and you see everything.One day equals all days.There will be no other light nor night.This sun, this moon, these stars, these layouts have illuminated your ancestors and will bathe your future descendants.

No matter when your life ends, it is always intact.The purpose of life is not how long it is, but how it is used.Some people live a long time and barely live at all.While you are alive, live well.

You have lived a long time, it is your will, not the number of years you live.Do you ever think that you will never reach the place you are relentlessly going to?But which road has no exit?

If it makes you easier to be alone, doesn't the world go with you?

【Together with you】

The happiness of life lies in the fact that life knows the joy of living.

The peace of death lies in the fact that life understands the laws of life.

There are countless ways to deal with life and death, and countless people are facing life and death, but how few people can say: laugh proudly at life and death.

Since there is no way to escape from life, then live hard and earnestly. Now that you understand the meaning of death, death is no longer scary, but the end ceremony for people to bid farewell to life.As long as we fully walk through every step of life, before exhaling our last breath, we will be able to face the beautiful world and the road ahead with a smile.Life is meaningless, but you have to establish a meaning for it.

(End of this chapter)