"For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun", he wrote in "The Prophet"
In 
terms of the passage you mentioned, I really view The Prophet as... [DOC] [TLE] Death, Dying, Grief | Allspirit [PAR] Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the 
king ... For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?