But in contrast to this fear, many people have learned to accept, even embrace, death. To do so, to have this emotion that is the antithesis of the desire for immortality, is not to be suicidal. It is to see your place in the universe, to realize what it is, recognize how fortunate you are to be able to experience life, if only for another minute, and to accept that you are not powerless against some complex entity, but that you exist, nothing more, nothing less.