Man's thoughts on death and possible oblivion mainly concern "who would be subject in life or death, / What fate, by land or sea, would strike" knock him down” (Lucretius, “La Morte”, 150). This idea of ​​death in the mind of a Stoic is predetermined. It is something that cannot be changed. You will achieve your goal because it is innately yours and cannot be influenced. While, in line with Epicurean thought, Lucretius urges us to understand that it does not matter what evils you face in life and with what condemnation you meet your end, as long as it is in search of your supreme good, happiness. Without life you will never be able to have the potential that existence brings with it. Life involves difficulties for man and “he must be there,/ Himself, to perceive its evil, but since death/ Eliminates this possibility, and by injunction stops/ Every revolt of misfortunes against our state” (Lucretius, “Death”, 151) . This promise of serenity in death is the Epicurean promise, and it reveals that death will be the point at which you approach your ultimate and highest happiness, which would be absolutely impossible without first living and experiencing the due evils of life.