four steps to success

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…more accepting of death itself. By realizing that death is not something that should be worried about, human beings can instead concentrate on making the most out their time on this planet. Whitman knows that as a whole, human beings probably fear death more than anything else. Therefore, Whitman knew that by presenting a step-by-step way for humans to be accepting of death, he could essentially appease those that are worried about the great beyond.