Acceptance does mean a turn away from the goals and projects of mid-life, but it also means a turn toward an alternative way of being. In his book, Learning to Grow Old , Paul Tournier distinguishes between acceptance and resignation. When someone accepts life, he says, they 'say yes to life in its entirety . . . Oddly, acceptance of aging does not usually lead to a dread of death or decrepitude. These activities can cover up the void of old age and keep people from coming to grips with the challenge of living beyond middle age.
Meaningless action can short-circuit the chance to discover a good age.
Therefore, an actualized adult is not threatened by personal death.