In a slightly related stream, I thought you might be interested in this, which is apparently a huge topic of discussion. He writes osme interesting things about the perspective of imminent death.

Satoshi Kon, the director of anime movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Millenium Actress and Paprika, as well as the TV series Paranoia Agent, died on Tuesday, August 24th at the age of 46. (NY Times obituary.) He left behind a rambling but extraordinary document, which his family has posthumously posted on his blog.