For one to fear for another’s death
Is to admit, openly, to the fear
Of loss, of emptiness which
Pervades the death of another.

That fear of emptiness is only fear
Brought about by emptiness of life.
He whose life is full cannot fear
The death of another.

He whose life is full cannot fear,
For he knows all that fear is induced by,
Is nothing more than transitory,
Temporary, and impermanent.

By no means is it superfluous though,
It has more importance than importance,
More meaning than meaning.
For one must learn and grow with

All that one fears.