| Melissa: | Why is this grotesque image here? |
| Liao: | Because death is a good reminder of the limits of human knowledge. |
| Melissa: | How so? |
| Liao: | Unless we remember how quickly we return to dust , it's difficult to realize what's important . . . |
| Satoru: | Isn't education about transience something religions rather than schools should teach? |
| Tim: | In many educational parts of the world it works that way. However, in our worship of youth it's easy to forget how fleeting all things are. |
| Liao: | Yeah. It seems paradoxical, but an awareness of death should help us appreciate life. |
