Why be scared of living

I recently participated in a discussion run by my friend Rajan Parulekar (http://in.linkedin.com/in/rajanparulekar) on "The Road Less Travelled" (M. Scott Peck). This book is about being a realist in life, accepting pain and suffering as a part of life, rather than trying to run away from it.
It occurred to me that the following lyrics by Shailendra from the Hindi movie, "Mera Naam Joker" (मेरा नाम जोकर Translation: My Name is Joker), very appropriately capture the spirit of "The Road Less Travelled".

जीने से डरता है क्यों, मरने से डरता है क्यों
ठोकर न जब तक तू खाएगा
पास किसी गम को न अपने बुलाएगा
जिंदगी क्या चीज है ये नहीं जान पाएगा
रोता हुआ आया है रोता चला जाएगा

(Approximate translation:
Why be scared of living, why be scared of dieing
Unless you get kicked around, unless you invite suffering
You won't comprehend what is life
You came into this world crying and go back the same way)