Death does not concern us
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Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
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Meaning
This quote means death should not trouble us in the same way we fear other things, because we never experience it at the same moment we exist. It offers a philosophical way to reduce fear of dying.
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