Coming to terms with death means coming to terms with time—and not just with the fact that the future is suddenly constricted. Yes, there is that fear of missing out, but there is also a fear associated with looking back in time. That fear has a name: regret, and what a gnarly beast it can be. You begin to realize the impossibility of correcting the past, just as you realize you won’t get to achieve every one of your dreams.
