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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker notes that people often feel a rush of self-congratulation on waking from a bad dream, glad the ordeal was not real. They then wonder whether the instant after death might bring a similar relief, tentatively suggesting that dying could be another kind of waking.
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