Comment by teddyh

Yes, I see what you mean, and I agree that it’s a good analogy. But factually, the absolute version of that statement is wrong. You can, in fact, live with your own mortality without suffering. The process of arriving to that state of mind might require some suffering, though.

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I didn’t put you in a prison, Evey. I just showed you the bars.

[…]

You were in a cell, Evey. They offered you a choice between the death of your principles and the death of your body. You said you’d rather die. You faced the fear of your own death, and you were calm and still. Try to feel now what you felt then…

I… felt… like… an angel…

— V for Vendetta, issue 7, 1989