One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Bio: Sir Richard Clive Mottram is chairman or board member of a number of private and public sector organisations. He is chairman of the board of Amey PLC, and a member of the International Advisory Board of GardaWorld.
