A simple man asked a friend, "How shall I know that I am dead?" "Well," the friend said, "it is very easy; when your coat has become torn and worn out, that is the sign of death." And when his coat was worn out and torn, this man began to think that he was dead, and he was weeping bitterly. Then some thoughtful person came along and told him, "It is only your coat that is torn. How can you cry? You are still alive!'