I used to think that I wanted to lived to be very old. Then I saw people in their late 80s and 90s "hit the wall" and realized that I don't want to live that long if their experience is a guide. (And I am not talking about people whose health risk were based on things they did or didn't do).
About 15 years ago, I sat thru 2 weeks waiting for the "confirmation" of a medical condition which would have been a death sentence. It was actually a good thing to go thru because it made me look hard at my life and my future. While it turned out that the reports of my impending death were incorrect, I realized that if I died tomorrow, I would do so knowing that I have had a good life and am unafraid to die. I make sure that before bed and before I leave the house to do anything that I tell my wife that I love her. Every time I see my parents, I tell them the same thing.
Oh yeah, I really like "Live Like You Were Dying"
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