Tuesday, November 12, 2013
A Year
Suppose you found out (the means is not important) that exactly one year from now you were to die suddenly. What would you do in the one year that you had left? How would you spend your last year of time? What would you want to accomplish? How would you tell your family? Would you tell your family? Would you tell your friends? What would become important to you, and what would not be important anymore? My reply to these questions will come in a few days below; please tell me what you would do with your last year of life.
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If I knew that I had only a year to live and at the end of that year I would die suddenly, this is what I would hope to do with that year. I would want to give the people love (my family, my friends) as much time as I could. I don't think I would ever tell them that I was going to die because I would not want them to treat me differently. I would not want them to allow me to be withdrawn or fatalistic. Living each moment to the fullest would be my primary concern. Shopping for the things that I want, spending time on things that are only important to me, trying to gain the approval of others -- all these things would become pointless to me, for I would not be around to enjoy them in a year. What does my mom want to do today? That would be a question for Mondays. What does my dad want to do today? That would be a question for Saturdays. What does my sister want to do today? That would be a question for Thursdays. I cannot say what would happen each day of my last year, but I can tell you this. I would want each day to be spent living for the people around me, for in living for others, one can finally begin to live life.
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