Listened to this song tonight, and it gets a musical soul to thinking…
I’m by no means old, having just turned 35, with only a few grey’s. But I do wonder, that when I’m gone, will people besides my immediate family remember me. Will my family remember me? How will they remember me?
Questions I ask myself at times:
Did I brighten the world a little in my time here?
Did someone find strength in my smile?
Did I help anyone during my trips around the sun?
Have I spent my time here wisely, or waste too much time on nonsense?
Honestly, those questions are hard to answer. Most will never be answered. I do realize that we all only have one shot, and one life. It’s yours, not anyone elses. Enjoy it, and waste your time as you best see fit.
On a side note, looking for an inspirational quote I saw once about what it means “to have lived”, I found a blog entry on boingboing, showing some photos of people that were born in the 19th Century and are still alive in 21st. You do the math on that one. I wonder in 3 centuries have they lived, do they know the answers to my questions above?