“Those who are afraid of death, when death comes will not be afraid. Those who have no fear of death, when death comes will be very afraid.”
Je Tsongkhapa, Tibetan Philosopher
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My father loved to kid us around.
One day – when he was in his late 70s – he was drinking with Teddy Howell, an old acting mate. They were reminiscing on old times and dad asked Teddy:
“What happened to Peter Finch?”
“oh dead,” said Teddy looking down. Then he asked Rupert:
“What about Gwen? Is she still writing?”
“No, dead.”
