This is about death, our death, and how useful it is to delve into its potential
Rather than the tendency not to talk about it.
Many things we need to address, we leave because we are afraid. Afraid of failure, afraid to be alone with
Our own feelings, afraid of rejecting people in our lives
Afraid to show our partners our truth, afraid to take our dreams
Seriously.
Because of fear, we have delayed the life we know we must lead.
There is a dark but useful solution to this delay. Does not involve reassurance or reminding
To ourselves that there is plenty of time.
It involves paving our ideas for something bigger and more terrifying
Of any doubts or hesitation within us.
Something that can take us out of the sleep of shame.
We should benefit from thinking about death, not to make us despair of life
But to motivate us to commit to chasing a life we know we need to lead
We will prevail when fear of death finally allows us to outweigh the fear of
Shame and failure, scandal and disgrace.
We need to feed death with the best intentions.
Imagine that you are 34 years old and will live optimistically until the age of 90
This is the number of wreaths you have left to live.
Shame yourself at every turn.
Consider how many people have had cancer and heart disease before reaching middle age.
Read about the aggressive randomized methods of strokes and aneurysms.
Talk to people at the age of 55 and let them explain how their lives went quickly.
Horror yourself
Not in the name of despair but in the name of patience, courage and health.
In the old days people would buy a skull and put it on their desks to keep
Concentrate their thoughts.
Now, it may be inappropriate to buy a skull.
Fear is the big obstacle to doing important things.
Fear yourself deliberately of the only thing you need to fear.
And thus free to continue to do all the other things that you desperately need to do.
Rather than the tendency not to talk about it.
Many things we need to address, we leave because we are afraid. Afraid of failure, afraid to be alone with
Our own feelings, afraid of rejecting people in our lives
Afraid to show our partners our truth, afraid to take our dreams
Seriously.
Because of fear, we have delayed the life we know we must lead.
There is a dark but useful solution to this delay. Does not involve reassurance or reminding
To ourselves that there is plenty of time.
It involves paving our ideas for something bigger and more terrifying
Of any doubts or hesitation within us.
Something that can take us out of the sleep of shame.
We should benefit from thinking about death, not to make us despair of life
But to motivate us to commit to chasing a life we know we need to lead
We will prevail when fear of death finally allows us to outweigh the fear of
Shame and failure, scandal and disgrace.
We need to feed death with the best intentions.
Imagine that you are 34 years old and will live optimistically until the age of 90
This is the number of wreaths you have left to live.
Shame yourself at every turn.
Consider how many people have had cancer and heart disease before reaching middle age.
Read about the aggressive randomized methods of strokes and aneurysms.
Talk to people at the age of 55 and let them explain how their lives went quickly.
Horror yourself
Not in the name of despair but in the name of patience, courage and health.
In the old days people would buy a skull and put it on their desks to keep
Concentrate their thoughts.
Now, it may be inappropriate to buy a skull.
Fear is the big obstacle to doing important things.
Fear yourself deliberately of the only thing you need to fear.
And thus free to continue to do all the other things that you desperately need to do.
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