[BC] Live Like There's No Tomorrow(?)

After reading Steve Jobs' speech, it caught my attention and made me think about my own life:

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." -Steve Jobs, in a 2005 speech

I agree to an extent with this idea of living as if there's no tomorrow. We are all going die someday so we should try to live with no regrets by doing what we should do first and try to not waste any time. But there is a limit to this advice because we are not really going to die the next day. We shouldn't always think that "today is our last day" every day, and try to rush things. It will just cause us to worry a lot for no reason. If you know that you are dying the next day, would you be able to fully enjoy that last day of yours? So, rather than saying that "today is the last day of my life", I would rather be saying that "I am going to die soon" because I wouldn't have a feeling of being too rushed when making decisions. I tend to make bad decisions when I am rushed, so I don't want that to happen.

It brought to my attention how I am just wasting my life by doing such meaningless things such as watching television when I'm bored when there are more important things to do such as community service or doing something to help the people in the future. But the important choices that you chose to make, does not have to be a major change in your life. You can start with a small change such as eating healthier or helping around the house more. It really makes a big difference even though the change seems so small.

This speech really makes me want to try using this advice (well, only a part of the advice). If I were to start following this advice tomorrow, I would probably wake up without complaining about not getting enough sleep and wanting to sleep more, because I should be grateful that I can be active for another day and make more happy memories at school with friends, and at home with my family. I would go to school with a positive attitude too, since there is no point in being gloomy because of things that you think are embarrassing or something. All of those things will seem really insignificant when compared to death. Just by changing a few things that I would do every day, I feel that my life would be more meaningful and fulfilling.