We should all live as though we are dying... Why? Because, in fact, even if we are healthy, we all are dying in slow motion. I'm not
a geneticist, but it appears to me that we are programmed to die from the
moment we are conceived.
My medical doctor once told me that all of medicine just delays the inevitable. Doctors put out one fire after another, until they encounter a fire they can't stop.... and then we die.
My medical doctor once told me that all of medicine just delays the inevitable. Doctors put out one fire after another, until they encounter a fire they can't stop.... and then we die.
I saw this happen to my father who died of leukemia about
eleven years ago, at the age of 83. The doctors
were able to keep his leukemia at bay with one drug after another for over two
years, until the disease mutated, and the docs ran out of new drugs to give him. The disease won, as it often does. Why does nature kill us this way? (That’s the subject for another time.)
Our mortality gives urgency and meaning to our lives. I am now 63 and I believe I have about 20-25 years left to live. I need to remind myself of this fact each and every day. Believe it or not, it helps me to remember to suck up life's hardships and enjoy the simple things in life.
I have always been a money saver, but my mother, who is now 90, once told me to spend more of my money. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. This is wise, but I think we should each plan for tomorrow, even if it doesn't come. To do otherwise would be fool-hardy, IMHO. Consider that we could all go to Vegas and end up destitute playing the slots, roulette or blackjack. Still, there is something to be said for spending a little, and having some fun every day (whether it costs you money, or not).
Our mortality gives urgency and meaning to our lives. I am now 63 and I believe I have about 20-25 years left to live. I need to remind myself of this fact each and every day. Believe it or not, it helps me to remember to suck up life's hardships and enjoy the simple things in life.
I have always been a money saver, but my mother, who is now 90, once told me to spend more of my money. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. This is wise, but I think we should each plan for tomorrow, even if it doesn't come. To do otherwise would be fool-hardy, IMHO. Consider that we could all go to Vegas and end up destitute playing the slots, roulette or blackjack. Still, there is something to be said for spending a little, and having some fun every day (whether it costs you money, or not).
I think the best thing to do, as often as we can, is to spend time with those we love. Time is our greatest gift. Let those you love... know it, by giving of yourself, your time, to be with them. You may not get a chance to do it tomorrow.
What do YOU think?
Leave me a comment!
R. Allan Worrell
Author: Father John's Gift
e-mail: alw3141@gmail.com
R. Allan Worrell
Author: Father John's Gift
e-mail: alw3141@gmail.com
