From her balloon perch, Cynthia looked at the world laid out beneath her. As she passed in the balloon, the trees reached for her as though to tickle the balloon basket. The lakes and rivers sparkled and winked on the sun. The green above the grass looked brighter than Cynthia had ever thought it could. With a sigh to contentment, she wished that she could stay about her balloon forever.
Answer: He is being sarcastic, he is basically undermining the fact that death is a fate that means the end. So essentially he is being ironic with his sarcasm
