To Be Continued

To Be ContinuedHowever successfully we dodge the misfortunes of life, however cautious, heroic or lucky we may be, the mere passage of time kills us. And before doing so, it impairs us, which is worse. Our chief defense against the awareness of death is that it can be put forward in time--it will happen, but not yet. Set a time limit and the defenses crumble--which is why cancer, the best-known terminal disease, inspires such horror in modern man. It is the most recognizable counterpart of that...