You have inverted the temporal arrow. The question is not what's behind, but how much was left yet to do. Deeds left undone -- that is the tragedy.

If you've done more than your share, you have earned your retirement and a death without regrets that is no tragedy.

I hope I never earn death.

We’re all getting it, might as well earn it.

I'd rather wait 100 trillion years and be done in by the heat death of the universe than any other alternative.

Sure, but sadly that’s no option.

Edit: Get back to me in a few milllion years, I guess,

Prove it.

You already did.

too late to edit:

We all earned death the moment we were born. It's part of the deal of being alive and mortal. No malice intended towards the grandparent poster!