The scythe that the Grim Reaper is depicted with is no weapon, it is a tool. He is no soldier - he does not kill - he merely comes to collect; to harvest the souls of those who have died. Death is the reaper of the crops that Life has sown.
This is really a very sweet and comforting version of the usual perception of Reapers. If this is what waits for us in the clearing at the end of the path...I guess that would be okay.
Life has always been in love with Death. Always Life comes to Death, and stays forever. "Can you take me to a specific person? Because I would like to be with my mother, wherever she may be."