Posted by Luke in I was watching television today and there was this ad with the slogan you have 48 hours to live. I thought what would I do if I only had that long to live. Would I think that I had made the best of my time? Would I say there had been regrets. Of course. Ultimately I thought about it and came up with some ideas that I thought would be some things I would do with two days to live.
1. Make sure I had peace with my family
The first thing I thought of was to make sure that my family were at peace with me. If I had done anything to offend them I would make peace. It stands to reason that the people who will be speaking at your funeral will be the ones that remember you best. I don’t think it’s right to croak and leave a bad taste in the mouths of those that love you the most. I can say that however, you most certainly may never get this chance.
2. Make sure I squared myself with my enemies
There are people who think you are wonderful then there are those who think you aren’t. I believe those that hate us often show up faults because they look hard and know where we are the weakest. However, do you really want to go to the grave with people hating you. I would write a list of people that had wronged me and get square with them.
3. Find those I had wronged and seek forgiveness
I would find those who I have wronged and I would make sure they accepted my forgiveness. When I spoke with them I would make sure that they understood they didn’t have to forgive me but if they did it would make me feel better! If they didn’t there is really nothing I can do about it. All I can do is accept it and hope that over time they come to forgive me.
4. I would spend out my last hours with my immediate family
I would spend the last days I had with my immediate family just enjoying my family. I wouldn’t do anything particularly with them but I would make sure that I spent time with them so they knew that I would rather spend time with them than on some wild bender! Not that I have the money for that, even though it’s more than a little tempting!
When I thought about this I began to wonder why I wasn’t doing it now. Why not do these things now and make things right. I intend to live a long life as much as I am able to control it. You must always live like you really mean it. You must live like you have no time left. Essentially you don’t have anytime left. Each day that goes by you are getting older and you dying a little more. Why not start by doing these things today.
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