“Put a bird on your shoulder. That's what the Buddhists do. Just imagine a little bird on your shoulder and every day you say, ‘Is this the day I'm going to die, little bird? Am I leading the life I want to lead? Am I the person that I want to be?’ If we accept the fact that we can die at any time, we'd lead our lives differently. So every day you say, ‘Is this the day?’” ~ from the book "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Death and modern life
"Each year around 50,000 people die in New York, some alone and unseen. Ronald Rodriguez, who investigates such deaths, says: 'I try to build a life like it’s the last day. You never know when you will die. Before this, I went along like I would live forever.'"Click on the link to read The Lonely Death of George Bell