How to die like a hippie

Hi,
"Die like a hippie"? Well I saw my best friend die before me in 2000 and it was rough. He kept staring in my eyes and mouthing words I wish I could have made out. I think he wanted me to shoot him but I could be wrong. Perhaps he was telling me that his lifelong atheism was a wrong path-as I understand from his wife he was seeing "the other side" in his final year. Perhaps he was saying it was right. I will never know-but I do know that he comported himself with the dignity and presence that he carried throughout his whole life...even in his terrible condition.
Tundrahopper4

 

So, I take it you're religious?
(no harm in asking, right?)