Some spiral down into their worst selves - angry, bitter, anxious, etc.
But a decent proportion rapidly evolve into their best - loving, caring, considerate, etc. They drop all their self-centeredness, and open up to everyone and everything (become allocentric & ecocentric) - in other words, they become wise AND, AS A RESULT enjoy the best quality of life they've ever experienced (post-traumatic growth). These folks typically report that their terminal diagnosis was "the best thing that ever happened" to them!
Meanwhile, most of us behave as if we were going to live forever ie selfishly, foolishly, mindlessly. Is this rational - even from a purely selfish, quality of life perspective?
