I often wonder how I am going to die. My grandmother is now 94, and she is not going anywhere. She still has no reason to leave us... she is as strong as an ox, and although she forgets who she is sometimes, she is living a peacefull life. Hopefully I have her genes so I may still have a few good years left. :)
The fact of this matter is, that we all have to go the same route. The only thing that we are certain about in life, is the fact that we are all going to die.
We don't know what tomorrow brings.
When someone dies, it often makes us think about the reality of what really is important in life. My friend died very unexpectedly, and it changed the lives of his wife and three children dramatically. It left a gap in their lives that they will never get to fill again.
Well, let me tell you this... you can not take one single thing with you when you die!!! The question that many people ask when someone is on their deathbed is "What would you have done differently?" And the answer is more often just simple: "I would have spent more time with my family."
Who of us are really living our lives to the fullest? Who of us are living our lives as if today is our last day? Who of us are trying to make the world a better place?
We all live our lives in the way we choose to. Some people want to impress others, and some people just don't give a damn about others. Unfortunately there are always people out there somewhere.....trying to bring others down. Some people wouldn't give you the time of the day, while others would try and move a mountain for you.
I hope that I am one of those people that can actually make someone's life better. I always try and help others where I possibly can, but I can only do so much.
What are you doing to give back to life? Are you a go-getter, or are you just here for the ride? People are often scared to take chances because they are so used to their own ways. They become stagnant and just do the same thing over and over again...get up, go to work and then just do it all over again tomorrow.
Some people don't even try new things or put in some effort to change their lives. This is sad, but mostly true. We are so set in our ways that we forget to live. We are so used to having things our way that we become robots. Routine-followers.
We are like ants in an anthill. Just busy, busy, busy....we are so busy that we don't care about anything except ourselves anymore. We don't have enough hours during our day. We try and cramp everything into our 60 hour days and we don't have time to even consider the needs of others.
Some people become people- pleasers. They so want to impress, that they forget the meaning of the word NO.
Well, It's ok to say it..... It is ok to let certain things go. It is ok to take time for yourself.....
Does it really matter what other's think of you?
In some way yes. I do think it is important in some way what other's think of you, as it is a matter of self-respect. (You do want others to remember you when you die:)
But .......you don't have to impress all the people all the time.
We need to improve ourselves daily so we can live a better life. For ourselves. Stop trying to impress people. I know most of us have to work and have limited time. But what is very important is that your need to improve yourself, do not overshadow the need to impress.
We were not put on this earth to impress. We have to live our lives in the best possible way that we can. We need to start working to make a proper exit from this world.
Are you going to leave a legacy behind? Or are you just going to go 6-ft under and let people forget about you?
What if you die tomorrow? What will be written on your gravestone?
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