Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The Buddha said: “The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and combined with pain. For there is not any means by which those that have been born can avoid dying; after reaching old age there is death; of such a nature are living beings. As ripe fruits are early in danger of falling so mortals when born are always in danger of death.

1.  What according to Buddha is the nature of human life on this earth?
2.  Can the humans escape death?
3.  Give the meaning of the word ‘avoid’.