“Live like you were dying”
“Live like you were dying”
I hate that statement. Why would I want to live like I was dying? If I am dying, I am going to be sad. I don’t want to live my life sad. I like my own philosophy better. “Die like you were living.” Nothing brings more strength and courage to your loved ones when they see that you aren’t affected by the thought of death. It makes them stronger, and gives them more piece of mind when you die. So when death approaches me, yes I am going to be sad, and scared. But no one will be able to tell. I don’t plan on dying of old age like everyone else. As active as I am, something tells me I am going to die doing something stupid.
If I knew when I was going to die, I would make sure and not tell anyone. I would invite all my friends and family over to my house and just have one last gathering with them. Then, at the end of the night I would tell them all why I called together a party. I don’t want to live my last moments of life being treated any differently by anyone than I am now. If people know that I am dying, they are going to feel sorry for me, and try and do whatever they can to make me feel better. I don’t want that. If I were told that I was going to die tomorrow, and we were hanging out all night, I expect all the same jokes, fighting, and everything else that happens now.
If I die while I am still young, and all my friends are still around, I don’t want people to feel sad for me. I want you to remember me for all the good things, not that I died because of some weird accident. I am going to leave someone from my group of friends like $1000. This is going to be money used to throw one hell of a party in my honor. Buy food, drinks, hire a band, I don’t care, but it better be used to have a jolly good time. Just make sure that someone gets naked, because you can’t honor a Whitt party if no one gets naked.
Now, with that said, nothing is wrong with me, I am not trying to worry anyone. I just felt like making sure that was known. So if you had the chance to do one thing before you die, that doesn’t involve friends and family, what would it be? Would anyone care to join me for some scuba diving?
I hate that statement. Why would I want to live like I was dying? If I am dying, I am going to be sad. I don’t want to live my life sad. I like my own philosophy better. “Die like you were living.” Nothing brings more strength and courage to your loved ones when they see that you aren’t affected by the thought of death. It makes them stronger, and gives them more piece of mind when you die. So when death approaches me, yes I am going to be sad, and scared. But no one will be able to tell. I don’t plan on dying of old age like everyone else. As active as I am, something tells me I am going to die doing something stupid.
If I knew when I was going to die, I would make sure and not tell anyone. I would invite all my friends and family over to my house and just have one last gathering with them. Then, at the end of the night I would tell them all why I called together a party. I don’t want to live my last moments of life being treated any differently by anyone than I am now. If people know that I am dying, they are going to feel sorry for me, and try and do whatever they can to make me feel better. I don’t want that. If I were told that I was going to die tomorrow, and we were hanging out all night, I expect all the same jokes, fighting, and everything else that happens now.
If I die while I am still young, and all my friends are still around, I don’t want people to feel sad for me. I want you to remember me for all the good things, not that I died because of some weird accident. I am going to leave someone from my group of friends like $1000. This is going to be money used to throw one hell of a party in my honor. Buy food, drinks, hire a band, I don’t care, but it better be used to have a jolly good time. Just make sure that someone gets naked, because you can’t honor a Whitt party if no one gets naked.
Now, with that said, nothing is wrong with me, I am not trying to worry anyone. I just felt like making sure that was known. So if you had the chance to do one thing before you die, that doesn’t involve friends and family, what would it be? Would anyone care to join me for some scuba diving?