Dying is easy. Living is hard

Absolutely true statement. There's nothing you have to do about dying. It will happen quite naturally in the normal course of events. The trick is, how do you live your life until that relief of death comes? If you have good suggestions, I'll be glad to listen.

Have you ever seen anyone die? I've been here for four of my family
members, most recently my cousin. This wasn't true of any of them.

Well, of course, it does depend on one's defintion of "easy." I assumed that Rick meant it in a comparative sense, when compared to the travails and vicissitudes of living.

That might make more sense as "death is easy, life is hard," then.

The actual dying can be extremely hard.

Sorry for your recent loss, George (and the less-recent ones too).

Very good point, sozobe.

I was unaware of any recent loss of yours, George. Sorry. My condolences.

Thank you. It was my cousin Bob, seven years my junior, with enough
joie for fifty vivres. But cancer's a real bitch.

To relieve myself from doubt or fear, I combine words with rythym. -- Say, "Just keep doing what your doing," while I tap my fingers in unison.