Do any of us know when we are going to die?
Do any of us know when we are going to die?
Would you want to know?
How can you live your life differently?
I just watched the 10 minute movie titled 8 AM by Mark Harvey Levine, award winning playwright and screenwriter. It is the story of a young husband and wife who start their day off with harsh words because of how the Fruit Loops box was left.
There is no yelling or screaming but there is no apparent love either. Alongside the couple are characters dressed in white who are used to illustrate the feelings and thoughts of both the husband and wife. In other words, they tell the viewer what the husband or wife are thinking at all times. They also can foreshadow.
The wife dies about ten minutes later in a car crash because of being distracted. The husband never eats Fruit Loops again. But the real story isn’t about cereal or being nicer to one another – it is about the fact that we have no idea when we will die.
...it is about the fact that we have no idea when we will die
Death changes everything and can happen in a flash and when you least expect it. Everyone doesn’t get to see a “ripe old age”. Everyone doesn’t get to plan for death. The only certainty is that you will die. All of us will die.
What should you be doing differently? What can you start right now? There are hundreds of free resources. Why not start by looking at this from Stanford University? https://med.stanford.edu/letter/friendsandfamily.html
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We have countless jokes online and in person about nonstop phone calls at all hours begging you to extend your car warranty - even when you don't own a car! But we don't talk about death. AND we all have death in common!
Upon death, even if your legal paperwork is completed will there be problems? Tell others about your wishes. Make changes as often as you want but be sure your loved ones know. Problems arise when loved ones disagree. Money can do that to wills.
You don't have to discuss death daily. Yet you need to face that we all will die. Give yourself a rest sometimes but remember that each day is precious.