"What would you do if it all ended tomorrow? Time runnin' out, ain't no more you can borrow."
~John Cena, If It All Ended Tomorrow
Every time I turn on the news these days, I am bombarded by threats of terrorism, or outbreaks of the latest "deadly" virus. There are remnants of natural disasters strewn across the landscape of America, warnings of what could return at any moment. Even during the commercials I'm getting images of the world ending through the movie trailer of "2012"*.
Okay, okay, I get it. We're all going to die horrible deaths. Thank you for pointing that out, because really we don't have enough paranoia and hatred floating around our collective cultures. I am not in denial, it's very possible that at some point some time during my existence, I will experience one of these things. My question is why do I bother dwelling on something that will kill me? It seems to me, that a life living with the cloud of death is not life at all. Most people cannot get out of this type of living because they are afraid. We are focused on death, it is used as a scare tactic because everyone is afraid to die.
German-Born US poet and author Charles Bukowski seems to have said it best, "We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us". Death will tremble to take us...that's a pretty interesting image if I do say so. Bukowski is telling us to live our life so well, and make it completely fulfilling that when it is our time to be taken, Death will fear us. Instead of the human fearing death, the personification of Death will fear the human. This life he is about to take will be so rich with experiences, love, laughter, passion, and spirit that Death will be genuinely scared to disrupt it.
Everyone has a fear of death, how do we as individuals make Death fear us? This solution is easy. Live each day like there is nothing to lose. Make sure that each day is used to its full potential like it was the last day on Earth. This is not removing the fear of death, but deflecting it. Instead of being afraid of death, be afraid, rather, of dying before your life is fulfilled. Fear of having an empty life of only fear.
Then and only then will Death tremble.
S.T.
[The soundtrack to this entry is as follows | John Cena - If It All Ended Tomorrow | Cold War Kids - Hang Me Out To Dry | JET - Black Hearts (On Fire)]
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*For those who don't know, multiple ancient occult sources point to December 21st, 2012 as the date when the world will end. "2012" is the movie depicting this day. Personally, I think it's a bunch of bullock, and will be investing in the companies that provide non-perishables that will no doubt get a purchasing spike preceding this day.
That quote..... is amazing.
And so is your interpretation.
And so are you!! :-)
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