When I was 17, I read a quote引用 that went something like, "If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression印象 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I've looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Because almost everything, all external外部的 expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment窘迫 or failure失败, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked裸体的.
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