If you live, you die

I've seen more death recently than I'm used to.

Matias' mom died Monday - my 4 year old student in preschool.
The Perugachi's abuelito passed away last week.
An NSA of Ecuador's member passed away in Cuenca while I was in the coast.
A Baha'i member from my Gilbert community passed away before Christmas.
My friend's dad passed away 9 years ago, Jan 7th 2002.. their 13th birthday.
My other friend's dad passed away just three months ago.

Everyone says life is short. That death comes suddenly at any age and so, therefore, life is short. Well guess what world... life isn't short. It's short when you don't do anything with it. When you waste your life trapped living the expectations, in the bubbles, and following the conformities of society. When life is nothing but sleep, eat, work... yeah, life feels short.

But imagine if you filled every second of your life with thoughts of worth. Every second has a meaning, every minute has a purpose, every hour with a sense of your role in this world, every day spent acting on your beliefs, every year given to making your life the best it can be. Will life feel short then? Will you die feeling empty? Lifeless?

New life goal: to not die lifeless. Die with life.