We are not meant to know the time or the nature of our deaths (for all of us secretly hope that we may be immortal).

John Connolly
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The idea that we are not meant to know the time or nature of our deaths is a strange one. It's true that many people carry around with them the feeling that they will live forever. However, there are also many who believe that they will die at an early age or in some strange way. Even if that does not happen, there are still those who fear death itself.

"We are not meant to know the time or the nature of our deaths" is a very strange line because it is so pessimistic. However, perhaps the writer was speaking about the way in which people try to do everything in their power to prolong their lives. This line is so pessimistic because it suggests that we should not even bother trying to live as long as possible because death will eventually catch up with us anyway.

Source: The Book Of Lost Things

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