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Live like you were dying
racechick79:
I am kind of new to this forum, and was going through some old posts. I came across one that asked what you would do if you knew you would die tomorrow. It almost made me cry thinking about it - and oddly enough it was tears of sadness and happiness. I would be so happy to know that sometime soon I would hopefully meet our Lord and live eternally in Heaven. But there is no denying that it would be sad for me to have to say goodbye to my two young children, my husband, my parents and my other family and friends. I think hardest would obviously be my children, husband and parents because of how much they all mean to me and how close we are in so many ways. I think that I would try to make sure that they all knew how much I love them as well as the fact that I am not afraid to die. While I know that my family would be sad if I were gone, I think it would give them some comfort to know that I wasn't scared. What about you?
hunysukle:
I believe that we should live each day as if it is our last. However, I am not afraid of dying when it is my time. I just want to live a long life full of accomplishments that make a difference in this world before I die.
UmiNoor:
Truthfully, I fear dying because I don't think I'm ready to meet my Maker. I don't think I have done what I should be doing while on Earth to deserve going to Heaven. I fear that I'm not prepared to die. I fear going to Hell but I don't think I deserve to go to Heaven but I hope that my God will forgive me my sins and allow me to enter Heaven.
Hardison:
--- Quote from: UmiNoor on April 09, 2012, 03:18:16 AM ---Truthfully, I fear dying because I don't think I'm ready to meet my Maker. I don't think I have done what I should be doing while on Earth to deserve going to Heaven. I fear that I'm not prepared to die. I fear going to Hell but I don't think I deserve to go to Heaven but I hope that my God will forgive me my sins and allow me to enter Heaven.
--- End quote ---
I don't fear death or dying, but I do worry about now not fulfilling my purpose. I don't think I no where near fulfilling the accomplishing what I need to do. This worries me greatly. I suppose the worst part is that I don't really know how to accomplish what I want or need to do.
catowoman:
Speaking of dying, I would like to share these quotes by Morrie Schwartz from the book Tuesdays with Morrie.
"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."
"As you grow old, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you'd always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, its also the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it."
"Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others."
"Death ends a life, not a relationship."
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