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孔子说过：“未知生，焉知死？”关于死亡，连孔子这样的圣人都避讳，当徒儿问到了关于死的问题就用反问的方式来避开。至于芸芸众生，更是竭力不说死，即使万不得已说到死也会用“去世”、“老了”、“不在了”等词语来替代。只有毛主席一向不忌讳谈论死，他老人最为著名的论断是：“中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？” Confucius said, "how can we know death without knowing life?" As for death, even Confucius, a sage, avoided it. When the disciple asked about death, he used the way of rhetorical questions to avoid it. As for the common people, they try their best not to say death. Even if they have to say death, they will use the words "dead", "old" and "gone". Only Chairman Mao is always not taboo to talk about death. His most famous old man's judgment is: "Chinese people are not afraid of death, are they afraid of difficulties?" 在我看来，谈不谈死，怕不怕死，死对每一个人都是公平的，每人都在天堂门口徘徊着。纵然你位高权重，纵然你富甲天下，纵然你学富五车，纵然无敌天下，最终还是要到天堂报到的。“力拔山兮气盖世”的项羽兵败乌江，拔剑自刎，固然可悲。他的老朋友、老对手刘邦也不过多活了十几年，多享受了一点儿荣华富贵，附带还因为废立太子的事情跟吕太后生了几场气，因为防范韩信等人叛乱而少睡了许多夜好觉，最后他躺到病榻上才悟出了人生终有一死的道理，以至于拒绝医治，一命归天。在天堂门口，除了像刘邦这样达观的皇帝外，也有很多非常怕死的，有的信佛，有的炼丹，有的吸露，还有的派出团队去东海里寻仙，结果都是徒劳无功，最终都乖乖地躺进陵墓安息去了。 | 
