The Meaning of Jason holds two competing principles in exquisite balance: We must continue to strive, dream, and exercise all the passions that have gotten us this far, while also doing a much better job of accepting death. Death is not just inevitable, not just programmed into us and facilitated in ways by our immune system. It is essential for our survival. It is not an easy leap to at once be driven by terror of death and yet embrace it with humility and grace. Our continued health lies in creating this balance, as elegant as the balance struck by the immune system itself.
