"Perhaps we meet our heaven at the start and not the end of life.

The dead teach this great lesson, which we are loathe to learn: we too will die.
The dead teach this great lesson, which we are loathe to learn: we too will die.
The dead teach this great lesson, which we are loathe to learn: we too will die.
The dead teach this great lesson, which we are loathe to learn: we too will die.