Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol IV (Nov 2011 thru Apr 2012)

And yet that is not the only reason I write about Robert today. You see,
Robert passed away last December 30th, and so I wish to honor him and his life
today as well …
None of us knows how long we have to live, and it is very easy to get lost
in the busy-ness of our everyday lives and forget the fact that today could very
well be our last day. Indeed, death is on its way to us all — this much is certain,
and yet we need not become immobilized by a fear of it. After all, regardless of
our various religious beliefs (or complete lack thereof), the only thing that is
certain about “the afterlife” is that we are all going to be surprised … No, instead
of fearing my own death or, even worse -- choosing to ignore it, today I choose to
live in the full awareness of my very real mortality. Today I choose to live as if
this day is going to be my last. Today I am going to live in such a way that I will
be able to one day pass onward with a gentle smile on my face and a soft “Thank
You” on my lips … And I humbly invite you all to do the same.
And the only way to do so is to have the courage to Care for others — to
be Kind to the strangers we encounter; to let our Friends know how much we Love
them; to say a resounding “Yes!” to every opportunity we aregiven to serve
another.
I remember that it will be no solace to me on my deathbed to think about all
the “fun” I had during this lifetime (though fun is quite the nice thing to enjoy) …
Indeed, the only thought that will bring us any real peace at all while we pass
away is the knowledge that we honored the Gift of Life by using it to help others
enjoy their own … and today is the perfect day, indeed the only day, for us to start
re-membering this Truth!
… So let’s get out there & have some fun with that, shall we?
“Live every day as if
it’s your last,
because one day,
maybe even one day
very soon,
you’re gonna be
right.” ~ Ray Charles
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