I love life and I have feared death even as a young child. If I could have health, mobility, friendships and intact senses (even, perhaps without mobility), I would prefer to live indefinitely. But I believe those who cite death as part of their purpose for living and part of their personal “circle of life”. I realize that they may be conditioned into acceptance by religious belief or the certainty of mortality. But, whatever the reason, their acceptance of death gives a peace that I shall never know. I wish that we were not limited to a single century or less on this beautiful planet. I wish… I wish…