24 Hours to Live

A guy named Jim Moret wrote a book called The Last Day of My Life, and my friend John Moret gave it to me to read.  The premise of the book is that Jim imagines what he would do if he had only one day left to live, then extends that to a series of life lessons.

First, I can't recommend the book.  Mr. Moret tells some decent stories, but he isn't very convincing as a life coach.  Nevertheless, I thought about the premise and decided maybe there is something to the exercise.

I don't really want to guess at exactly what I would do if I had only one day left to live, but I think, maybe, what Mr. Moret was trying to say is that we all have 24 hours to live.  OK not literally, but time is relative, we only have one shot at this, our hours are limited, and we should use them wisely.  At least he should have been trying to say that.

If I only had one day left, I probably wouldn't want to spend any of it wasting time by watching soap operas or playing solitaire or something similar.  I wouldn't want to get really drunk or pick a fight with anyone.  I would want to talk to the people I care about and spend some time with the ones who are closest.  I would want to have some fun.

Anyway, the point is, live your life well.  Do enough that you can be proud of your accomplishments in the end.  Take some time to relax.  Have fun.  Cultivate good relationships.  Love the people who are close to you.  Make the world a better place, and try to be sure that people who knew you are glad for it.

One shot.  Make it count.