A famous grief counselor with many years of experience relayed an experience of one of his dying patients. The man had just months to live and was at home surrounded by family. He was having a good day. An old friend came by and asked him, "You want to go out front and see my brand new sports car?" The dying man said, "I am sorry, but no. Your new car is just not very important to me now. Right now, I am surrounded by happy people that love me." The dying man suddenly realized how unimportant some things that used to be important to him were now. A shiny new sports car meant nothing to him now. What was important was family and love.
The truth is that life isn't so much as too short, but that we waste so much of it on things that don't matter. When you get closer to the end, what's really important comes more clearly into focus. It's family and the people you love and love you. Spend your time writing a letter to your grandchildren, don't waste it polishing the fender of your favorite car.
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