Cheating death?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="death">death</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="Aviator">Aviator</span>, <span word="starring">starring</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Reeve">Reeve</span>:</p><p><span word="Reeve">Reeve</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="spans">spans</span>. “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="death">death</span>,” <span word="Reeve">Reeve</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 35 <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>; <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Reeve">Reeve</span>, <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Superman">Superman</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> 35 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> – <span word="many">many</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="death">death</span>?</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grim">Grim</span> <span word="Reaper">Reaper</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Grim">Grim</span> <span word="Reaper">Reaper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="personification">personification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skeletal">skeletal</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hooded">hooded</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="scythe">scythe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p>
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