As if it's your last?
If no, why not?
2006-09-22 14:56:57 · 33 answers · asked by . 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
cloeen.....unfortunately, I do not. And I don't know what's stopping me.
2006-09-22 15:00:47 · update #1
YES! I appreciate the life GOD has given me? AND you?
2006-09-22 14:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You bet I do, After 3 near death experiences, And actually being dead for 2 minutes and brought back. I don't take life as, Just existing!. And yes, I remember being dead. And yes there is a spiritual realm that I passed through. So there IS something after death. I remember I didn't want to come back, I was happy when I woke up . It was like I had something else to do. something I hadn't finished. So ever since I have been trying to finish whatever my purpose in life is. weird? maybe, But true!. I live every day as if it were my last. And I do not fear death, as I did before.
2006-09-22 15:39:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but I would like to, and I try to. Sometimes I get hung up on money or a problem or being crabby instead. But I'm trying to live each day like it's my last. Just today I lounged in sweatpants, watched t.v., and took a nap with no guilt and this was a really great day!
2006-09-22 15:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Duchovny,
This question is so humorous to me. Because I want every day to be my last!
Now don't get me wrong, I am NOT suicidal (used to be), I just know there is a better place for me, a better life by far. The part of me that is the most painful, and causes me pain, is just ripped out of me. That's a really cool thing to look forward to!
Hope is a powerful thing. It keeps us walking with our chin up, and our hearts open.
2006-09-22 15:02:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish I could live by that theory, because I myself have seen in my own family people die so quickly. Never knowing it truly WAS their last day.
I always hang on for the next day because I feel that it will better. But what if tomorrow does not come? I quess I will never learn.
2006-09-22 15:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by love_my_4x4 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I live each day like it's the first and I have no idea what I'm going to do next. I don't get much done, but something always comes up to change my plans, anyway.
2006-09-22 14:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by auntiegrav 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately no. I am a libertarian. I believe that I should live each day to its fullest so long as it doesn't infringe on another humans right to do the same. That restriction inhibits me from fulfilling my dying wishes.
2006-09-22 14:59:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How can I know my mind?
An alert mind is not a problem; an unaware mind is. The mind projects the future to be fulfilling but misses the beauty of the present. If you are rich, you want to be richer; if you are strong, you want to be stronger; if you are beautiful, you want to be more beautiful. Such a mind does not make you live life but leave life.
Such a mind creates false prayers. You make a ritual out of prayer and pretend to pray. Such prayer becomes an empty gesture.
Why am I so greedy?
There is a visible world and there is an invisible world. There is a visible self and an invisible self. The visible world is a world of diversity and the invisible world is a world of oneness.
If we live on the periphery we will feel incomplete but completeness is one’s nature. This incompleteness wants us to be a complete person. But the only track it knows is greed, wanting more. The enlightened masters give us not a dogma but a device to reach this state of completeness.
We should stop fooling around with life. Just thinking to be happy is not enough; just thinking to be wise is not enough. It is a luxury to think but it is wisdom to live. Ask yourself: Are you concerned with reality or fantasy?
There are two ways to know reality. If you want to know objective reality, then science is the way out. If you want to know subjective reality, turn to spirituality.
Why does one worry in life ?
Worry has become a habit for many. An inner energy that is not creative goes around in circles of worry. A creative person is one who, when he encounters a problem, is focused on the solution and is not a victim to the problem. Convert the problem into a springboard for possibilities.
A doctor does not cure illness but allows the healing process within to surface by giving it the right condition. So, too, the true healer exists within you. But you have to create the right condition. By looking at the mountain you can’t climb the mountain, you should will yourself to climb the mountain. Optimise this will for you to be above worry.
What should one do to be successful in life?
Ultimately what you need is self-confidence, mental toughness, commitment to excel and the ability to use the power of imagination.
What do you mean by self-confidence?
There are three pillars of self-confidence: Feeling good, taking responsibility and developing skills. There are both healthy ways and unhealthy ways of feeling good. You should develop the discipline to feel good in a healthy way. The quality of one’s life is the quality of one’s consistent feeling. There are techniques that are taught how to hold and maintain consistent feelings of empowerment within you.
How does one acquire clarity?
Clarity is acquired not by knowledge but by knowing. It is not a belief system; it is intelligence operating in the domain of freedom. The true meaning of renunciation is not renouncing the world but renouncing bondage. When bondage is renounced there is freedom, the most important thing. In freedom lies intelligence. It is not just discipline but true freedom. Freedom is not something devoid of order; it is a flowering of order
2006-09-22 15:02:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it is the only way
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly"
- Buddha -
2006-09-22 15:01:19 · answer #9 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live each day hoping it's the last for a lot of people around me...does that count?
2006-09-22 15:10:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, if I did that I'd never go to work, and then when I found out I was wrong and I had another day's worth of food and bills to pay for it would come back to bite me. But I do treasure the days and enjoy them as they come.
2006-09-22 15:01:16 · answer #11 · answered by westfallwatergardens 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋