Well, it was reassuring to know that death was not in the near future! "Good to know, as I've still got things to take care of before I croak," he said with a good-natured wink. But overall, death didn't frighten him personally. He had heard enough about what 'the other side' was like.
But that didn't mean he wanted his near and dear ones to leave for that 'other side.' It was still difficult to accept, no matter how natural the course of life was.
"No, I'm not humoring you, Olivia," he promised. "Sometimes it helps to get these things off your chest though. And I understand completely. 'There is no death,'" he quoted. "'Only a change of worlds.'" It was one of his favorite proverbs.