Thoughts and Musings - Wisdom of Death

Wisdom of death - Toby D. Sanders     

There is a fate worse than death: We call it regret.

Regret fuels grief's hellish fire.
It corrupts the power and righteousness of mourning.
It steals the relief of true joy.

So...

Live now. Love now.
Forgive now. Speak it, now.
Know and be known.

Tell and live the truth

Sincerely, passionately, courageously.

Dance, right now. Leap to do it.

Do it. Sweetly, funkily-even if you make a mess-

Start it today for Joy's sake...

For, memory is a reservoir
That steels the soul against the great lies
the fears, the spirits of despair:

"I will not have enough."
"I am not good enough."
"I am not loved enough."

No.

We only truly regret that which we do not do or try.
When we attempt something or offend, or sin
In service of poor judgement. We do not regret.

The sorrow we feel from active mistakes is not this death...
Not that anguish of loss and wasted life.

So...

Live now. Love now.
Forgive now. Speak it now.
Risk it now.
Know and be known.

And then there will be a peace for you,
A rest that exceeds the understanding,
A joy, a comfort even in weeping, a laughter...

a harvest

Because you lived.
Because of what you do,

now.
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