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Death: Teacher of Life

To me, death is a teacher whose wisdom pointless to me and I just want to
and simplicity can be awe-inspiring. quickly resolve it or just drop it
Humanity, as a whole, fears death; completely.
however, death is inevitable. For as an Forgiveness sometimes is easier for
old saying goes, you can win a million people to address. Some things become
battles with death, but death only has to easier to forgive and some people seek to
win once. let others know they are forgiven. Others
This resistance to an inevitable part of seek forgiveness for past wrongs.
nature brings a certain amount of pain Some find that the physical world itself
and discomfort. When we come into this doesn't matter as much as spiritual
life, we are already starting to die as development, and hence, they lose much of
the sands of our life start to run. So their attachment to this world. Death
many people see death as the enemy; these standing very close to you makes much of
dame people don't always live life, which the physical world and its activities
is an entirely different focus. seem very temporary and trivial, while
Long ago, I realized that what we focus some of the trivial now seem much more
on tends to have a strong influence on important. Unexpectedly, you may want to
our everyday lives. So one day I decided take the time to see a sunrise and
to focus on life...instead of my experience other simple pleasures.
inevitable death. I found that in trying I believe death has been my teacher in
to live life to the fullest, the idea of showing me what is really important. I am
death bothered me less and less. Then, by actually quite young (28), so as my peers
keeping death as a companion and teacher are trying to make a name for themselves,
instead of my enemy, I found true living accumulating money and possessions and
and a new perspective that lays the working 50+ hours a week, I find that the
foundation for a smooth transition later extra money and other dangling carrots do
when my time comes. not appeal to me. For me, time to do the
Death became a great teacher of life. things I now see as important is more
Death teaches perspective and priority. valuable than money. I try to spend time
How many times have we heard of people wisely instead of squandering it and
who radically change their lives and wasting it.
lifestyles after surviving a I am living my life to the fullest. I try
life-threatening situation or after to squeeze every ounce of life form each
having a near-death experience? Once you second from each day. Regrets have become
see death face-to-face, life takes on a a thing of the past with death as my
whole new look and feel. One way to allow teacher. If only I did this instead of
death to teach us is to remember that chickening out, death tells me "carpe
death is always on your left shoulder, diem, my friend." With death at my
just behind you. This is similar to shoulder, I tend to seize the day more
thinking that this will be your last day, often, for I am willing to take that
week, or month. The problem with this chance because this may be my last
exercise is that if you only have a month chance. This is not to say I have become
to live, you would leave nothing in reckless, but the risks and costs appear
reserve. For example, if all the money differently. Procrastination diminishes
you have would only have to last a month, for the same reason. What needs to get
you could spend everything, liquidate done is done because I may not have
your assets, and live very well, doing another chance.
whatever you whish for the remaining In living this way, I foresee that when
month. The odds are that you will live my time comes, I will not leave as much
past the month, so obviously this method to be done as I would have. And in all
has flaws. But thinking that death is likelihood, I will not hesitate to accept
just past your left shoulder, a constant death's hand when he gestures that it is
companion, also changes your perspective: my time.
For some, the drive for fame and Death, for me, is not to be feared. It is
accumulation of wealth no longer looks as a teacher and companion. In the end,
appealing compared to issues of family. death will release me from a frail body,
For others, petty arguments cease. For a painful injury, or however I leave this
example, the next time you are in an world, and usher me to a new beginning.
argument, just glance over your left In the meantime, I live life to the
shoulder and sense death standing there. fullest.
Many times, I find the argument seems




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