Numerous individuals proclaim that they felt more alive when presented with the news of impending death. They felt liberation and exhilaration. Racing car drivers risk their lives daily to pursue their passion, and they do so to some extent because of the same excitement and a sense of feeling alive. They appreciate that each day may be their last.
Does that suggest that we should be close to death to be alive?
While we may never want to willingly put our lives at risk, what if we put our sense of self in the position of death? What would we amplify, what would we start doing, and what may we stop? Similarly, how would our behaviors alter, and who would you seek to spend time with? At this stage, the primary obligation you have is to yourself. Even if we choose to remove the physical comforts we enjoy each day and remove them for some time, we will likely appreciate those more
There may be some justification in considering our mortality, not morbidly, but instead with a sense of defined limits and finality. As a result, our focus will be more explicit, and we may even surprise ourselves with what is supposedly essential today that we will gladly leave behind, and in turn, what we pursue with vigor.
