[quote=@souleaterfan320]
<Snipped quote by Legend Begins>
Shinji:
In my culture, dying of old age is an honorable thing. It is seen as living a fufilling life and moving on to the afterlife, which is supposed to be some either grandiose or terrifying thing for those who follow certain religions.
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It just sounds like a way of coping to me.