Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.
We the living are to blame for the painfulness of being dead.
(adv.) In time to come; in some future time or state.
(n.) A future existence or state.
Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die.
Other than the promise of life after death, nothing consoles the poor better than the fact that rich people are also subject to death.
Even those who want to go to heaven would rather kill than be killed.
Death would be an extremely bad thing like most of us paint it, if being dead were painful.
You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want to live forever.