Dance with me, Death. I am ready. - Richard Cypher Rahl

Dance with me, Death, I am ready.

As it turns out, that persistence is a requirement. Thus, he would tell me, you need the dark to show the light, so you shouldn't curse darkness. You needed death to define life.

You could die this day, so you should strive to do your best while you still lived. - Richard Cypher Rahl

The reason, as I had learned from my father, is that there is no certainty in death. Because there is no beginning or end, there is no way to measure how long your time.