>life is a continuum and doesn't stop at death and don't limit itself
to the individual ,  changing of form doen't makes you a failure !
stressing about it , is ..... the failure of living in the present.<

I couldn't agree more.
I don't view death at any age a failure because I don't believe that long
life is necessarily  success. I might include lack of suffering, but that's
fear based on my part......
There are so many factors outside of our control. Surrender, Acceptance,
lack of judgment,  living in the present (as Jean-Claude so beautifully
stated), exuding kindness and unconditional love, living in truth (ones own
truth, raw or otherwise)
For me, these represent success.

Cindy

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Subject: Re: article about early deaths of diet gurus


> I very much doubt that closing the eyes has a great deal to do with it an=
> d
> that there are many other factors that are required to be
> considered,including genetics,stress,amount that they adhered or did not
> adhere to the very principles they espoused etc.

also , life is a continuum and doesn't stop at death and don't limit itself
to the individual ,  changing of form doen't makes you a failure !
stressing about it , is ..... the failure of living in the present.

the question is :were they happy ? what were they running after ?

jean-claude