Sharon Stone, 65, was given a new view on her own mortality after suffering a nearly fatal stroke in 2001. “My stroke left me with an intense sense of peace. Today I can say that I have known death very closely,” the Basic Instinct actress explained in a recent interview. “In those moments I felt that my deceased friends were coming to get me, and that removed all traces of fear.” “I lost my panic to try anything,” she continued. “When you experience something like this, you learn that nothing in life is really important and you understand that failure is just the beginning of success.” Stone,…