"There are two diametrically opposite views about dying. One is that the best way is to go without knowing it, to slip away — hopefully when sleeping. The other view — less prevalent but more spiritually enlightened — is that one should die as aware and clear-minded as possible; that death is one of the great adventures of life, and one should not miss it or block it by unconsciousness. In this view, it is thought that the future life of the "soul" or "consciousness" or "mind" (whatever word one uses for that which pervades the body and gives it life) is influenced to a great extent by thoughts and feelings at the moment of death.
Aldous believed in the latter."
Laura Huxley, in This Timeless Moment
*"Não vos inquieteis, pois, pelo dia amanhã, porque o dia de amanhã cuidará de si mesmo. Basta a cada dia o seu mal." (Mt 6.34)
