Thinking About Death

Do you think about death? I certainly think about it from time to time. Your parents and friends probably told you what they thought was the best response to a death inquiry: “Just don’t think about it. Focus on what you have right now!” For me, that was a nice way to dance around a very serious issue.

I will not say such a thing to my child or friend, because I do believe that death is something to remember. After watching a video from The School of Life’s YouTube channel, titled “Reasons to Remember Death”, this brought a very important idea into my head.

We can use death to our advantage.

That’s right. We too often fail to realize that death is what gives us a passion. Death is what keeps us determined to accomplish something. Death is not bad. People look at it with a negative connotation, but in the end, it is what makes life “life”. We should think about death as a way to inspire us to get going.

People often forget how short life is.