A short conversational excerpt from a YouTube episode (by James Laughlin) where two speakers candidly discuss mortality. They reflect on the brevity of life, the urge to avoid dying with unfulfilled dreams, and the emotional reactions (panic, acceptance) that thoughts of death provoke; the exchange frames death as a motivator to live more intentionally.
You ever wrote a book. You only die once. I'm like, my God, you're right.
I've always been interested in the notion of the fact that we're temporary. Oh, my gosh. Life is short. I do not want to die stuffed full of dormant dreams and intentions. Wake up. Wake up. We don't have as much time as we might hope we have. I'm the one that talks about death like, that's the biggest downer of all. There's a bit of an abrupt poke in the ribs. Sorry, but you are going to die.
I start to panic. I start to think about death.
Here's what you're signing up for, honey bunny. Let's buckle up together.
But I had, like, a date with death.
Now I get to live. We take life for granted. I talk about living an astonishingly alive life. Gratitude does create a better existence. Befriend the reaper. That is a little bit of the secret to living a livelier life.
