Wednesday, April 2, 2008

On Death and Dying

Life Before Death

This is a series of photos of people before and after they die, along with quotes and commentary regarding death. Seeing these images reminds me to enjoy the time I have, because I don't know how much time I will have to enjoy. It is interesting to force yourself to think about death, because as a culture we spend very little time, I believe, thinking about our limited lives. We will all die. Because of the finite amount of time and life that we are given, we can be driven to achieve great things and enjoy life and the world around us, knowing that one day our time will be up.

I've been thinking a lot about what to do next year: go to school, move away, find a job, try to write. Forcing myself to think about death and the limited time offer of life has made me realize that I need to keep in mind that it's not so much the choice I make, but what I make of the choice.

1 comment:

no said...

I hope you realize, that by your metric, your choice is irrelevant. As long as you're content, does it matter how you got there?