Don't waste your time
"Time is precious, don't dare to waste it." Well, time is money and thus is limited to everyone. All of us got 24 hours in a day, now it is totally in our hands whether to waste that 24 hours or invest that hour in something that your future self will thank you for.
I am going to tell you something that not a lot of people want to hear. This is something that is certainly not brought up in everyday conversation and is avoided as much as possible. No matter how hard we try to drown out this truth, it is there. Here it is.
We are all going to die. It may be in sixty years, it may be in ten years, or it could even be 5 seconds from now. But we are going to die. Death is something no one on this earth can avoid. And while that’s easy to say… it’s not so easy to believe. We tend to go through each day not giving death a thought. We keep ourselves busy with our plans and just simply race to get through each thing. The idea of death only enters our minds when someone actually dies. We are great about thinking about the future and planning everything out, but we avoid thinking of the very end of our lives.
Now, why am I talking about this so much? Well before I move on I want you all to at least try to grasp that concept. Because if you don’t, then the rest of this little post will carry no weight in your life. You will read it and carry on with your business, giving no serious thought to it at all. If you haven’t come to terms with the idea of your own death, read that little paragraph again… or just sit there for a minute thinking about it. You could die at any moment. Understand that statement and believe it. (It’s true)
The idea of my own death troubled me greatly when I was a middle schooler and early high school. I knew that one day I would cease to exist on this earth, and I never knew when that day was coming. But the reason I was so troubled by this statement was not because, I was scared of death, it was because I didn’t want to waste my life. I looked at everything in my life, and I realized, that none of it would matter in that very moment where I died. And so I did the only logical thing I could do, I started seeking a purpose for life. Much to my surprise, I found this to be a very depressing journey. I was convinced that so many different things would lead me to a meaningful life. My thought process went something like this… “If I could just date that one girl I’d be happy. If I could just win state at wrestling, then my life would be worth it. If I could just get into this college and get this job, then I could be satisfied.” The list goes on and on. In fact, I encourage you to fill in the blank. What are you pursuing? What is your purpose in life? What are you truly living for? Is it money? Is it a person? Is it the next best thing? Are you living for your future? Or are you just drowning out everything and living in this moment so you can find some happiness? I can tell you exactly what I was living for.
So do one thing every day that you are afraid of. This not only excites you but also drive you for a purpose in life. And trust me guys this life is too small for regrets (must read my "Never regret in life" post).
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