It is logical that to the degree that one is afraid to live, one is close to death. The closer one is to death, the more frightened one is of it. Seen in this light, the fear of death reflects the fear of life. People who are not afraid to live are not afraid to die. They do not want to die, but they are not frightened people, and so the idea of death carries no emotional or energetic charge. Frightened people are frightened of dying. However, at the same time, they have a wish for death. For them, it is the dying that terrifies them, not death itself. Dying is a shrinking or contraction of the life energy in the body, which leaves it cold and lifeless. Terror is the same shrinking of life energy, which stops short of dying. In terror one feels death as in dying one feels terrified. However, dying is experienced as terrifying only when it occurs against the conscious will of the organism. It is a peaceful process when every part of the personality or body surrenders to its fate.