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What is Really Important - A Video Clip to Remind You
Sometimes we need a wake-up call - sometimes we need a reminder - sometimes we figure out before it is too late how precious life is.
Life is busy; life is full. Our society seems to have moved from the world of "how are you?" to the world of "you won't believe how busy I am." It has become a badge of honor to throw your hands up in the air excusing yourself from many tasks because of self-proclaimed "busy-ness".
We all make choices. We get distracted by the ubiquitous rabbit hole of the internet quickly available on our smart phone. We see young parents walking their young kids in stroller while talking away on their phone or regularly glancing at the screen. Cities have passed "no cell phone" laws while driving. We feel the need to post photos at or after any event. The "selfie" shot has become more important than absorbing the event itself.
We are all going to die someday. Life will end and there is no chance to go back. On your death bed - assuming you linger like most dying individuals - will you be thinking about all that you did and feel great or will you be regretting all the opportunities you didn't take or things you didn't do?
We have all heard the expression "no one wished that they had spent more time in the office"....and yet the list of unfinished "things" related to places not seen, adventures not pursued, people not kept in touch with, and more goes on and on.
"I never had a great loving talk with my mom." Or "I wish I had taken my Dad on the Safari we had discussed." Others shared stories of missing a family reunion or a girl's weekend with best friends because of being too busy.
Making choices of how to use time is an age old conundrum. People complain of boredom or busyness. Yet TV and other passive entertainment is consumed at an all-time high. Food delivery services compete for your business. Pre-prepared meal sections are the fastest growing parts of grocery stores. No time? Have just about everything delivered.
Does that all mean that you have more quality time? Does that mean that you carve out the opportunity to see a friend? To sit alongside an ill friend? To savor the opportunity of a book or a garden?
Life gives us choices. Sometimes circumstances take all of our energy. We work to minimize the length of that struggle and it can feel beyond hope or change. But for most of us, most of the time, we are able to make some choices - from what and how we eat to using free time to sleep and exercise patterns.
It is important to be reminded of the impact of our decisions on others. The old father shown in the video wants the physical presence of his grown kids from time to time. The disappointment he feels when the kids can't make time is evident even though he continues to go through each lonely day.
He outsmarts them all in the end! And the kids see their own kids revel in the excitement of seeing their grandfather. Maybe we need to stop and ask a younger generation what we should do. Maybe we should just stop and listen to our hearts. Maybe we can make some changes to our choices.
Are you running every minute of every day? Have you forgotten what is most important to you in life? You can make a change....NOW!
We don't know when the end will be for us or for anyone we love. Don't live with regrets.
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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.