When did you first realize: life really IS too short?

Question

I JUST found out that the woman who shaped my singing career in opera died in March. MARCH! I was too busy worrying about this, that and the other thing to just call or email. Ironically, I was forwarding a poem written by a terminally ill teen when Mimi's email address came back as a delivery failure. I googled her to find out what had happened: dead. Have you had a moment like this where you suddenly went: what AM I doing? Life is wayyyy too short.......Thanks for sharing. Namaste

I appreciate your sentiments but she was Jewish and I'm a Buddhist Yogini. I do appreciate any sentiment or thought, however. You can google her, Mimi Lerner. I found out this morning......very sad......

Answer 1

Way too short is an understatement!!!! Last year my husband and our youngest who at the time was a mere 5 yr old little man went yabbying ,on their way home my darling husband suffered a heart attack, lost control of our vehicle on a straight unsealed road and rolled the car 3 times, my son saw his daddy pass away, then he clilmbed out of the windscreen and walked 5kms in 40deg. heat to try and get help with only 1sandle on his feet. We suffered a tragedy and a miracle all in one.All I can say is live every day to the fullest, we never left anything unsaid, never a day went past when we didn' tell each other how much we loved each other, we miss each other terribly, they say that time heals all things, I'm still waiting, luckily l am a very patient person.

Answer 2

I lost my dearest theatre bud to AIDs a long time ago. He was 36 - funny - talented - loyal - and FULL of energy. After he was gone - I thought - he KNEW. He knew somehow that he wouldn't be around long - because he was always running full speed and making the most of everything he did. Still - his life was much too short.

Just yesterday - somebody at work was sharing some statistics about how baby boomers are going to live to 120. I think she had her figures wrong - but I thought - I don't WANT to live that long. Perhaps it's because our society doesn't embrace old age very well. I'm not sure.

About 6 years ago - I found and hung onto a Spirit filled life. I try to get up everyday and do what I know is best. My blessings are so huge - that my life is full. Still - I know that I can BE more and SHARE more - and it's my intent to do that before this life is over.

Namaste!!

Answer 3

My sincere condolences to you and your friend's family. Wow, I've always wanted to try opera. Kudos to you for making a career of it. Are you a soprano, alto or other? I am a soprano myself, but my career was cut short by marraige and motherhood. Life is way too short, you're right. I guess I first noticed it when my Grandmother died a few years ago, then my sister's best friend. Death is such a scarey thing to come to terms with as an inevitability. Now, I look at my 13 and a half year old son who is taller than me, and the realization that next year he will be in High school makes me feel so old, even though I'll only be 33 this Sunday. *sigh*

Answer 4

"Life is miserable experience and it's all over too soon." -- Woody Allen

I'm going to be 60 years old soon...I think about that a lot and I've come to realize that the answer is to live your life to the fullest and have as many good experiences as you can. Let go of anger and hostility; become "non-attached" to outcomes; let life happen as it unfolds; stay close to those who make you happy and give you sustenance; stop worrying about what other people think of you. Live in the here and now and avoid worry as much as possible. Your life will be richer and you won't have to think about what comes after.

Answer 5

This human life is VERY short. All you have is TODAY!

Yesterday is gone, so it does not exist.
Tomorrow is but a concept in your mind. It never comes.

All we have is today. This is the day we must live and love -- we will have no others. Cherish it and live each moment with love, as if it is your last.

Answer 6

Most of us feel life is too short, at least sometimes. It's called Grief.

Some people feel life is too long. That's a different kind of grief.

I hope when my time comes I'll be able to say "Hmmm. Just right."

[I hope you get that, as a Buddhist!]

Answer 7

You should ask around, who will not experience death?
If you can find one, I will bring her back to life for sure.

When we are born starting from Day 1, every moment we are walking toward this day: Death.
So if you know you will experience it one day will you still crave for the things (all the status, money, "i" "me") in this world?
And do you still want to say: This is "MINE", "I" have this....
If "This is YOURS" then you should be having it forever after you death....So the philosophy here is there is no "I", "ME" "YOURS" coz no one can bring along after his/her death.

Remember : Live happily is the best medicine to cure Death.
Do you live happily and treasure what you have now ?

Amitabha !!!

Answer 8

Grace(Only) unto you, and (thereby)peace,
from God our Father, and the Lord J-->C.

What makes life short, of eternal life, is Law.
Grace always is; Law got added by Moses.
Law: is the ministration of death: 2Cor 3:7.
So Grace + Law is as Life + Death added.
Such is the oxymoron of Genesis 2: 16 + 17.
To make life eternal, abolish(flush) the Law(Lie).
It's what Christ(end of law) did: Ephesians 2:15.

Law: Mend it or End it?
Christ is the end of the law: Romans 10:4

The GRACE of our Lord J-->C with you-->all. Amen.

Answer 9

During a Bible class when we were asked to assume we'd live to the age of 80. We had to calculate how many days we had left in our lives. Try it. It give you a whole new perspective.

Answer 10

its just in our culture,since every birth day reminds us death day is coming nearer by one more year,moreover no one knows what is going to happen the next moment,so enjoy every moment,be positive and live with the present is the true way of leading life