Life is so short not to…

Life is so short not to…

By Joseph B. Librero

"I will live this day as if it is my last", declared Og Mandino in his book, The Greatest Salesman in the World.

Probably one of the greatest questions in life to ask is, “How does death impact your life?” For me, death means an end. It means that life is precious because it can end at any moment. Brad Pitt as Achilles in the movie, Troy said it this way, "The gods envy us because every moment could be our last." And indeed any moment could be our last. This could be my last speech. This could be the last time you see me eye to eye. :D I know that for some death is a serious topic. It's hard to talk about death but isn't amazing if you think about it how death gives value to life?

King David prayed to God this way, "Help me to number my days so that I may gain a heart of wisdom." I believe the prayer says something like this, if we only realize how short the time that we have, if we only realize that the clock is ticking at every move that we make and every decision that we make then we would be wiser is using the time the that we have.

I personally believe that life is too short. And here is my life is too short not to list:

First, life is too short not to smile and laugh. If you only you smile then it will give you a different perception of your situation. Your smile can impact you. Smiling opens your heart to joy. And joy lifts your spirit. I believe a smile can change the world. Try smiling to other people and you will see that most of them smile back. How its amazing how a one-second act can change people.

Og Mandino declared, "I will smile and my digestion will improve. I will chuckle and my burden will be lightened. I will laugh and my life will be lengthened. For this is the secret of long life and now its mine. I will laugh at the world."

Second, Life is too short not to do all you can. The Book of Proverbs says, "Whatever you hands find to do, do it with all of your might." Do all you can. Work all you can. Study all you can. Improve all you can. Do the best you can. If we live our lives as if it's our last then can not be our last be our best? So when our Master will come and evaluate our lives then we can be like, the Apostle Paul say, “I have run the race.. I have captured the price." Let us do all we can.

Lastly, Life is too short not to love. One of the greatest passages in the Scripture that talk about love is found in 1 Corinthians 13, part of it goes this way, “If I give all I have and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

I think the poorest people in this world are those people who have not loved. Love your mother. Love your father. Love your family. And express that love. Tell them that you love them. Give them a hug and not just a hug, give them a tight hug so that they will feel how much you don’t want to let go of them. Tell them that they are important. Tell them how much you value them because if you will be silent about your feelings, your love doesn’t really amount to much. Life is too short not to show them that you love them. In the end, according to the passage in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, “Only three remains faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love.” Life is too short not to love.

Life is indeed short. And it is too short not to smile, not to do all you can, and not to love others and express that love. Live each day as if it were your last. I believe that it will change the way you will look at your life and others.

To end, let me quote Og Mandino this way, “I will live this day as if it is my last and if it is not, I will lift my eyes to the heavens and give praise.”