It is important, now, as always, to remember our inevitable death, which can occur at any moment.
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It is important, now, as always, to remember our inevitable death, which can occur at any moment.(Please click yes or no)
I agree. Yesterday is gone forever and so is the time when I typed "I". There is only now. Since I hope there is tomorrow or even a minute from now, I try and plan for it even though there is no guarantee that it will arrive.
[1 point]164 days ago by HauliReplyEdited 164 days ago by Hauli
More like live your life in such a way that if death were to find you right this instant, there would be no regrets. At least, that is how we read it for the Danse Macabre.
Whenever I hear (or read) any phrases like that, I'm reminded of Jerry Falwell's son and his word's of comfort to America as the WTC fell: "That's a real shame you see right there. There's a lot of people in those buildings who aren't prepared to meet their maker. And that's a real shame. They're in for a hard time ..."
[1 point]165 days ago by sillynillyReplyEdited 165 days ago by sillynilly
I don't know anything about that which you quote, but IMO, it IS a shame that some people die without being prepared. But it's a shame that ANYONE died as a result of 9/11, regardless of their preparedness.
It actually comes from artwork that began appearing in response to the Black Death, so the emotional state is probably somewhat similar--you could drop dead at any moment, so live as if you never knew if you were going to meet your Maker>
For an atheist like me, that doesn't resonate, but the idea of living (to quote my dead husband) so that when I die I regret the things I did, not the things I didn't, really appeals. Carpe diem---et memento mori--no second chances at life.
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi
'Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Good-looking Corpse' Lol
I agree. Yesterday is gone forever and so is the time when I typed "I". There is only now. Since I hope there is tomorrow or even a minute from now, I try and plan for it even though there is no guarantee that it will arrive.
Carpe diem et memento mori.
Nothing like spending your whole life thinking about your death. Lousy way to waste your life.
More like live your life in such a way that if death were to find you right this instant, there would be no regrets. At least, that is how we read it for the Danse Macabre.
Whenever I hear (or read) any phrases like that, I'm reminded of Jerry Falwell's son and his word's of comfort to America as the WTC fell: "That's a real shame you see right there. There's a lot of people in those buildings who aren't prepared to meet their maker. And that's a real shame. They're in for a hard time ..."
I don't know anything about that which you quote, but IMO, it IS a shame that some people die without being prepared. But it's a shame that ANYONE died as a result of 9/11, regardless of their preparedness.
It actually comes from artwork that began appearing in response to the Black Death, so the emotional state is probably somewhat similar--you could drop dead at any moment, so live as if you never knew if you were going to meet your Maker>
For an atheist like me, that doesn't resonate, but the idea of living (to quote my dead husband) so that when I die I regret the things I did, not the things I didn't, really appeals. Carpe diem---et memento mori--no second chances at life.
Once you're dead, there are no regrets. There's nothing at all.
Sure...but who wants to spend those last seconds (if you're lucky!) to days before you die regretting everything you never got around to doing?
A little advanced planning sure helps left-over people.
I like the Boy Scout motto..... Be Prepared.
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Tom Lehr sang that as a song. Was MOST hilarious!
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