I haven’t posted a new blog for a long time. I guess I had too much of a writer’s block to blog. Every time when I felt “OK, that’s worth writing about”, the next thing happens that seems to be “bigger” and more valuable to write about. And so it has been going on for weeks and yet I have not posted anything.
So here I am tonight at 23:00, tired as can be but thinking I should do this NOW. No longer shall I procrastinate, I shall sit down my butt and type something. Anything. I will not have another opportunity like this one, ever again.
Many things crosses my mind right now. But I think the main thing that stands out for me, is that life is too short. And we seldom stop to think about that. I actually picture us all to be hamsters. We are caged up in a secluded and limited space, we get onto the little treadmill and we run the living daylights out of it, and yet we are exhausted, we have gone absolutely nowhere. We get off, satisfy our needs, take a few bites and then start peddling again on the treadmill of life. Then one day our time has simply come and we die and are replaced.
I often wonder if; should I get the opportunity to be to my fullest lucidum intervallum (a clear and bright moment) before I die; I would regret anything I did NOT do. I hope not. How completely devastating it must be to know you’re passing on, you can’t stop it; but there are so many regrets for the things I haven’t done or accomplish.
Life as you know it, can change by the snap of a finger. And things will never be the same again. A loved one dies. You end up with lifelong injuries after a car accident. It’s just something that suddenly and abruptly change you and your circumstances irreversibly.
A friend, age 33 was as healthy as can be. Fit, eating and living a healthy life. Two weeks ago he went down to his family to see his niece going to her high school prom. And attend his school group’s reunion. The very next morning, without any warning or indication that all is not well, he simply collapsed. Stroke. Severe. He is currently still in hospital, fighting the battle of his life. Paralyzed to the one side of his body. Unable to talk. His well toned body from two weeks ago has become skin and bone, stripped from it’s strength and muscles. And there is no clearance yet as to what exactly had triggered the stroke, or what exactly the way forward will be. One thing is sure though, there is a road to recovery to travel here. And nothing for him and those close to him will ever be the same again.
So this is my point: since you don’t know when something devastating or mortal might happen to you, you should live every single second of your life to it’s fullest. Really live it as if there is not another second to come. Live it without regrets. Live it responsibly, but live it happily and abundantly. Live it without reservation. Allow others to live their lives to it’s fullest too and don’t be an obstacle to yourself or others on their road to life and happiness.
Because you might loose it in the next second, and might never be able to “go back”.
Leave a legacy, be a legend to those around you and be remembered for your abundance of joy and energy. You live life only but once.
