The problem with that mentality is that if I were to live like that I wouldn't bother with school and I wouldn't bother with wanting a long-term relationship and a house and a retirement fund. If I knew I was going to die in say a month, I would expect to steal certain friends for a day or two away from work and be able to spend as much time with them as possible. I would spend a lot of cash very quickly doing fun and exciting activities knowing that my life insurance will take care of the major bills once I'm gone.
You see, I live my life as though there WILL be a tomorrow and that I'll live to be 100, or at least 80 considering that my family is very long-lived provided that they take care of themselves. This is why the thought of very close mortality scares me. You can live like there's no tomorrow, but there are consequences for such behavior.
This is why I have the following poem on my LJ info page and have it printed out and laminated as a regular reminder:
"There is really nothing you must be, And there is nothing you must do. There is really nothing you must have, And there is nothing you must know.
There is nothing you must become.
However, It helps to understand that fire burns, And when it rains the earth gets wet."
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Date: 2008-04-19 02:58 pm (UTC)You see, I live my life as though there WILL be a tomorrow and that I'll live to be 100, or at least 80 considering that my family is very long-lived provided that they take care of themselves. This is why the thought of very close mortality scares me. You can live like there's no tomorrow, but there are consequences for such behavior.
This is why I have the following poem on my LJ info page and have it printed out and laminated as a regular reminder:
"There is really nothing you must be,
And there is nothing you must do.
There is really nothing you must have,
And there is nothing you must know.
There is nothing you must become.
However,
It helps to understand that fire burns,
And when it rains the earth gets wet."
- Author Unknown