clarity...

Death puts everything into perspective.

Those on their deathbeds, and those loved ones of someone recently deceased always say the same things:

Forgive.
Spend more time with those you love.
Make your spouse and your children the priority in your life.
Slow down.
Enjoy the little things.
Say, "I love you" more.
Be more affectionate.

Interesting, isn't it, that these all sound like things from God's Instruction Manual?

These are the things you don't hear from a dying person:

I wish I had spent more time at the bar.
I wish I had spent more time at work.
I wish I had had more sex partners.
I wish I had done more drugs.
I wish I had had more money.

Things become crystal-clear when death is imminent, and the truth is, death is imminent for us all. We have no guarantee of the next moment.

Let the clarity death brings help us all to make better choices while we're still breathing Earth's air...



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