To know you're going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you're living.

This is a story about a man named Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun.

There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast.

What do people fear most about death? I asked the reb. "Fear?" he thought for a moment. 'Well, for one thing, what happens next? Where do we go? Is it what we imagined?" That's big. "Yes. But there's something else." What else? He leaned forward. "Being forgotten," he whispered.

Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.

There are no random acts.