Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker observes that those seeking death feel no fear of it, only a desire to stop their suffering.
- In plain terms
- People who want to die are not scared of death; they just want their pain to stop.
- What can you take from it?
- Fear of death is absent when suffering outweighs the will to live.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does suffering override the instinct to survive?
- Is fear of death universal?
Another view
This ignores cases where fear of death persists despite suffering.
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