Why You Can't Afford To Delay

The clock is ticking

Socrates, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Jobs, Alexandre The Great, Sigmund Freud, Bruce Lee, Frida Kahalo, Marcus Aurelius, etc.

All of the above, for how different from one another, all have one thing in common.

It’s not how much money, success, fame, or recognition they were able to attain during their lives, not at all.

What they all share is a fate destined for you and me soon enough.

One shared between everyone that has and will ever live.

Death.

This end of life as we know it, is, to say the least, an overwhelming idea to come to acceptance to, after all, life is all we know.

But death? Oh, death brings with it a full suitcase of terrifying unanswered questions, the ones a 4-year-old sometimes throws out, leaving you grasping for words:

“What happens after we die?” — Being the one my sister dropped the other day

To top it off, it symbolizes the end of our journey as we know it. All the resources we gathered, the people we met and loved, the skills we developed, and the memories we cherish will soon come to an end.

We will have to let go of them, regardless of whether or not we are ready… And that is terrifying.