Perhaps it is a type of death, just as real as the final death, to cast aside an old identity and become someone new. I take it to be the highest endeavor and the greatest offense for a human to attempt life mastery, to break up the foundations of existence and build anew. Chaos is only that instance whose repetition we have not yet recognized. However, the human brain is not equipped to perceive that single reality.
Repetition is the physical basis for idealism, causation, logic, and mathematics.
Infinity is an illusion. Habit is perception. Clarity of Thought directed toward Self-Control is the highest Good. The Highest Good requires our wanting and loving the nearest things. Clarity is no more difficult than looking to our perceptions of immediate and repetitive realities.