"When I die, only one of two things can happen: either this essence which I understand as myself will transform into a different being, or I will stop being a separate individual and become part of @God. Either possibility is good. #death is the destruction of this body with which I understand the world in this life. It is the destruction of the glass through which I look at the world. We do not know whether the glass will be replaced by another; or whether the essence which looks through the window will integrate with the world. We cannot know this. There is a certain limit to the appropriate length of any time in this world. Just as the fruits and vegetables are limited by the seasons of the year, everything should have its beginning, its life, and its ending, after which it should pass away. Wise people willingly submit to this order." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero