But today I must slightly alter that opinion. The reason is a conversation I once had with the author Ping Lu. She raised the case of a person who, at the end of their life's journey, is not willing to die, and would rather struggle than die quietly and peacefully. She wondered, is it possible that this type of death is lacking in dignity?
但我今天必須稍稍修改我的意見；起因在一場和作家平路對談時，她提出若有人經歷了生命的探尋後，仍是不甘心地死去，或寧可憤怒地面對死亡，而不想自然安然的死，難道這樣的死就沒有尊嚴嗎？