Monday, July 17, 2006

How will you spend your days if you know they are limited?

Ever wonder what will you do if you know your life is ending? Will you continue to chase after the dollar, go splurge as if there is no tomorrow (eventhough there will be no tomorrow), party your lungs out? I wondered what I will do after watching the movie "My Life". It was about a guy who was diagnosed with cancer at the point when his wife was pregnant. While he tried to fight the illness, he was also secretly recording a video compiling all that he would want to teach his unborn child and trying hard to come to terms with the emotional baggage he had with his family. He died with the luxury of seeing his baby boy taking his first step, gaining forgiveness from his family and fulfilling his childhood wish.

Honestly speaking, I do not know what I will do. I do not know if I will have the courage to face death. I do not know how to entertain the thought of leaving all my loved ones behind. I do not know how to devoid my responsibilities of taking care of my parents. I guess the feeling will be very different from committing suicide.

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