From his essay of death, he took a decidedly unphilosophical philosophy lesson, which he summed up in the following casual way: If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it. “Don’t worry about death” became his most fundamental, most liberating answer to the question of how to live. It made it possible to do just that: live. But life is more difficult than death; instead of passive surrender, it takes attention and management. It can also be more painful.
