Death is the most important thing that is ever going to happen to you.”
Either that - or it's the least important thing that's ever going to happen to you. I don't know anyone who can say for sure. But either way, it makes sense to prepare for it as much as you can.
Don't run from it, and don't pretend like it doesn't exist.
Death is the moment at which your regrets will cause you the most pain.
The anticipation of this future regret can change our choices today, so that when we get to the end of our lives, we can look back on them with pride and satisfaction, knowing that we gave everything we were capable of giving.
In terms of preparation, we can also think of death as a giant, unfathomable mystery. It could be the end of everything we've ever known, an eternal nothingness before which we cease to be, or death could be the very beginning. Our entire lives could be but a preparation for whatever awaits us at the moment after death.
Either way - regret or preparation - death is infinitely important because the consequences for our lives are so massive. Whatever you believe will happen, wherever you think you will go, the only thing that makes sense to do right now is to live, deeply and completely, with the full knowledge that what we do now echoes in eternity.
Karmancer / Jeremy Steingraber
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2023-05-08 06:18:34
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