What Would They Say?

In PLP class yesterday, we all had to imagine we're sitting at our funeral 60 or so years in the future. There were 4 speakers/groups of speakers; our family, a close friend that knows (knew) us well; someone from our work; and someone from our church or other group/organization we were a part of. We were to imagine what we would want people to say at our funeral about who we were as a person and the way we lived our life. This was really hard to do, as the things we may want people to say about us may not actually describe the way we're living our life right now. We all (probably) want someone to say at our funeral how we worked hard, but always took time to be with family and friends, and we would want to hear how in our lifetime we loved unconditionally and was quick to forgive. But how many of us are actually living like that right now? Some of us know all too well how fleeting life is and how quickly it can be taken from us. Maybe our funeral won't be in 60+ years but in 60 weeks, or even 60 days. If we want someone to say how much we loved on other people at are funeral, we need to start doing that now.

There's a song called "Live Like You Were Dying" all about taking chances and making the most of your time on this Earth as you don't know how long you have left. In the song, Tim McGraw sings "I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter, and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying. So live like you were dying". "Become the friend a friend would like to have" while you still have time to be a friend to someone. Stop and think for a second, what would you want said at your funeral, and are you living like that now? Don't put it off, because you really don't know if you'll get the chance to start once you're out of school, or have that dream job.

Live Like You Were Dying -Tim McGraw