Aware
of Death
“Among human beings you are just an
animal if you do not have a clear perception of death. As you become aware of the end, what you value
in life changes. What was important
until yesterday seems worthless today.
What was meaningful up to now becomes meaningless as soon as awareness
of death occurs. Many dreams were
dreamt, many hopes were pinned on the rainbow of desires, but when death knocks
at the door these fall like a house of cards.” – Osho “The True Name” pg. 361
Awareness of death helps me stay in the
moment, helps me be in meditation. This
way I take more risks, I take more chances, because tomorrow may never
come. I’ve learned to enjoy my life
right now, not to wait to enjoy my life at a later time. I do not save up for a vacation; to me every
day is a vacation. I do not celebrate
holidays; to me everyday is a holiday. I
never plan to enjoy my life when I retire, to me, I enjoy my life every day and
death is my only retirement. I save
money but I don’t save too much money, all that money saved is meaningless when
you die. I aim to experience everything
that I wish to experience in life, tomorrow is never guaranteed, and that is
the beauty of life.
– Sifu Freddie Lee
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