perspective detective

[Jeremy Osner]

Paul Mackin wrote:

> Just that there is no way to deal with Death. Trying to embrace it--other
> than with some pie in the sky (or on earth) spiritual approach--can only
> be accomplished at the expense of life--the only life we have.

Epictetus recommends not that we embrace death but that we become indifferent
to it.

    If you try to avoid illness or poverty or death,
    you're bound to be miserable, sooner or later.

    -- from fragment 2, Handbook of Epictetus