That Guy Who Died So Suddenly

I was looking through some pictures on Facebook and came across of picture of someone who died without warning this past year.  "Oh, there's that guy who died so suddenly," I thought.  I did not know him, but knew of him and knew he was well loved and live life to the fullest.  Yet at only 49, it was much to soon, to soon indeed.

And of course that caused me to think about my own mortality.  I hate when that happens, but, as they say, death is a part of life.  And I thought to myself, what if I were to die "suddenly"?  What would happen?  For me, the world would of course cease to exist.  All of my dear friends and relatives, pets and memories for me would vanish....or would they?   In any case, I would not be among you and I certainly will have used up my chances.

And there you have it.  Every day offers another chance, a new opportunity to live as you have always wanted to live, to do things as you have always wanted to do them.  And now it occurs to me we always do that even though we don't think we are at the time.  We make those choices that lead us to where we are at the precise moment when we become that guy who died so suddenly or otherwise.

So I guess I need to take old Ann Landers' advice she offered so very long ago to readers who never seemed willing to face reality.  She would say, "Wake up and smell the coffee".   I say the strength and flavoring of your coffee is up to you.