Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
LIFE, LIFE AND DEATH ARE ONE THREAD
A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
courage of life, triumph, tragedy
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.