I can never experience death. But I can experience dying. And I have total control over that experience. I can suffer or I can live. Those are my choices. I find that when I live in fear I am just giving myself a painful experience of dying. And I go to war with others to save myself from dying. Impossible.
I can just LIVE instead - fearless and peaceful. This is what Jesus called “eternal life.” And it’s available to me now. I just let go of past/future, situate myself in the now and experience the gift of what is.
When I do that, I find I am already in heaven.