I come to believe that the fear of death is always greatest in those who feel that they have not lived their life fully. A good working formula is: the more unlived life, or unrealized potential, the greater one’s death anxiety.
我现在相信,愈是觉得人生过得不充实的人愈是觉得死亡可怕。这是一个十分管用的公式;生命愈多空白,或尚未发挥的潜能愈多,死亡焦虑也愈大。