There will always be Death, and there will always be Fear. But there is a cost to bear when we fear the inevitable. Unfortunately, too many of us bare that cost and, too often, for no good reason. If we are to live a full life, it would be helpful to overcome or, at least, control this fear.
To begin, what I write here is more about life and living. However, before I go there, I want to put Death to rest for now. The truth is that I am going to run out of Life. You are going to run out of Life. We are all going to run out of Life. We simply die. Simple, right? Not really.
First, let me tell you why I say that— “We are all going to run out of Life.” I say, “run out of Life” because we live as though it is Time we run out of; we don’t. This is just an illusion. It is an illusion simply because reality shows us that we do not “get” Time. We are born in “it,” and just the same, we die in “it.” Therefore, we cannot run out of what we do not get, much less control or manage “it.”
You don’t have to carry the weight of the fear of death on your shoulders as you journey through life. You want to be light on your feet as you stand in your door and face the sun, and if it crosses your mind, think of death as just a shadow behind you. Step outside with the lack of care or concern the inevitable deserves. Expect that something good is going to happen to you or to someone you love. Why not? If you look back you will see, that at the end of any given day, you were OK, and that OK was good enough. I bet you are Ok right now.
Be open to Life and do not let the fear of Death close your “Living” door. Step into the life you choose to live-William Garcia
Knowing Death is asleep for now, let’s move on with our lives. Let us live as human beings, being kind to each other if only for goodness’ sake. Time lends us Life, and Death always collects. That’s just the way it is. So, being on borrowed Life with Death on your mind and trying to live in the Now, is a waste of Life. It is a “loss of living expense” we do not have to incur as often as we do. There is just too much living to do, and we can only do it now.
“Be” mindful that the urgency of the moment is that we live and die in the present.
Now, is that constant instant between the past and the future. It is the only Time we live, and the only Time we can do something about almost anything-William Garcia.
To use this moment to think about or fear death, is to miss the “present” forever. This is a cost we can “never” recover. Because every moment we live leaves us one moment less to live. Every day we live, leaves us one day less to live, and that is one day less, forever. This is why we should always “be” in the tight embrace of the only thing we have and can manage: our lives.
As children we were welcomed into the loving embrace of our parents and life itself. Happiness was not a pursuit. We just were. Death was not a concern. We just played. Happiness only became a pursuit as we evolved into being adults. However, that child still lives in us and we can still bring them out to play and experience the wonders of the world that still exist. We need only to disconnect from time to time to appreciate and notice it all.
Let us all do our part to make this world the beautiful place it could be. Let’s do it for ourselves, our children, and grandchildren. Let us “be” kind to each other or at least do no harm. Let us not judge. Let us treat the word “love” as the verb that it is. Let us “do” for our loved ones those things that make a positive difference in their lives.
Don’t forget you. “Do” something positive for your “Self” and share what it does for you.
Hug someone today. Hug them tightly. It will make a positive difference all around. It can be like spreading a contagious “ease”—a positive act that does not need to be anything spectacular. It could be simply to say, “I love you” or, “I am here for you if you need to talk.” It could be the offer to bring someone a drink of water, a chair to sit on, or a pillow to lie on, or any other “ease” you choose.
It’s about “being” human. It is all about the experience of Life and living with one another.
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