Live like.......

[BoostedXT 0]

You were dying. On my way into work this morning I was listing to the radio and there is a song out by Tim McGraw and the premise of the song is "Live like you were dying." He talks about going skydiving, riding a bull, and doing everything he ever wanted to do.

Why is it that people need to be told from a DR. they dont have much longer to live in order for them to start living like they should be living anyways. We Start to die the moment we are born.

However......what would you do with only a few days left on earth? You know what I would do? Two chicks at the same time....I figure even a dude like me could pull that together. I dont know what I would do.....rent a lamborghini and never return and get into a high speed chase or something cool like that..lol

Joe

For long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be.
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[Brains 2]

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......what would you do with only a few days left on earth?

Make ammends to all those i have wronged??

I already live my life to the fullest everyday otherwise.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[Remster 30]

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......what would you do with only a few days left on earth?

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Make ammends to all those i have wronged??

A few days, not a few weeks Brains....

Remster

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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However......what would you do with only a few days left on earth? You know what I would do? Two chicks at the same time....I figure even a dude like me could pull that together.

A little "Office Space" inspiration here?

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I dont know what I would do.....

1) Tell the people I care about that I care about them.

2) Find a classy woman to (hopefully) make love to one last time.

3) If all else fails (which it likely will), find a nice object and start jumping from it.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[Brains 2]

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A few days, not a few weeks Brains....

Oops, my bad.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[lawrocket 3]

I do not want to live like I was dying. I live like there is so much to live for. I have a future, and I need to set it up so that in my dying days, I can live like I was dying.

There IS a tomorrow, and I want to prepare for it. I lived like there was no tomorrow a a couple fo years ago, and I'm digging myself out of that hole right now.

Plan your life as if you'll live forever. Enjoy your life for the little things, and save your resources so that you can do big things in the future.

I could skydive today. But I have work to do, a beautiful wife carrying my baby, and a comfortable house to relax in.

I'll live like I'm dying later. Right now, I love life just the way it is - with a future looking so bright I gotta wear shades..

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[chaoskitty 0]

I thought the same thing when I heard that song... its basically saying "dude.. I'm gonna die anyway.. may as well go jump out of a plane, climb a mountain, and ride a bull.."

Although I do hope that the song inspires some people to make tandems.. crank up da biz!!

I dont live every day like I'm dying... just weekends.
M-F is gonna kill me first though.

[chaoskitty 0]

ps- Here are the lyrics

Artist/Band: McGraw, Tim
Lyrics for Song: Live Like You Were Dying


He said: "I was in my early forties,
"With a lot of life before me,
"An' a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
"I spent most of the next days,
"Looking at the x-rays,
"An' talking 'bout the options an' talkin’ ‘bout sweet time."
I asked him when it sank in,
That this might really be the real end?
How’s it hit you when you get that kind of news?
Man whadja do?

An' he said: "I went sky diving, I went rocky mountain climbing,
"I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu.
"And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter,
"And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying."
An' he said: "Some day, I hope you get the chance,
"To live like you were dyin'."

He said "I was finally the husband,
"That most the time I wasn’t.
"An' I became a friend a friend would like to have.
"And all of a sudden goin' fishin’,
"Wasn’t such an imposition,
"And I went three times that year I lost my Dad.
"Well, I finally read the Good Book,
"And I took a good long hard look,
"At what I'd do if I could do it all again,
"And then:

"I went sky diving, I went rocky mountain climbing,
"I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu.
"And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter,
"And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying."
An' he said: "Some day, I hope you get the chance,
"To live like you were dyin'."

Like tomorrow was a gift,
And you got eternity,
To think about what you’d do with it.
An' what did you do with it?
An' what can I do with it?
An' what would I do with it?

"Sky diving, I went rocky mountain climbing,
"I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu.
"And then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter,
"And I watched Blue Eagle as it was flyin'."
An' he said: "Some day, I hope you get the chance,
"To live like you were dyin'."

To live like you were dyin'.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Plan your life as if you'll live forever.

You will NOT live forever. You will DIE and the sooner you come to grips with this reality, the better off you will be. Too many people out there in the world are totally consumed with living to a rip old age and not enough people are actually living their lives to their fullest. Too many people are just going through the motions of getting up, going to work, going home to watch stupid TV shows and then going to bed (repeating this day in and day out for years on end).

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Enjoy your life for the little things

If you mean living within your means, then yes I agree with you. Too many people get caught up in the materialistic traps and then are forced to work for the MAN just so that they have income to pay off all of their debts. I too at one point in my life was chasing the Jones's until I realized that the Jones's are a stupid, ignorant, arrogant self-consumed group of people who were not worth trying to keep up with.

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and save your resources so that you can do big things in the future.

Having some savings is good. But are you going to be one of those people who pinches and saves every penny just so that you think you can have all the $$$ in the world to spend in your old age. Well there are two things you may or may not be aware of.

1) Most people who save all their lives are not going to all of a sudden change to become spenders. Once a penny pincher, always a penny pincher. My grandfather (still kicking at the rip old age of 98) was a saver his whole life. He has a net worth somewhere around a million dollars, but he won't spend any of it. His whole life he's scrimped and saved and all of a sudden you think he's going to change? Nah, when the time does come for him to check out, he will still have plenty of $$$ in the bank and all of it will be going to relatives (I'm way down the food chain here and will likely see nothing and that's okay with me). The guy should have been spending this money years ago, but he didn't.

2) Are you naive enough to think an illness or an accident won't end life the way you currently know it? Are you thinking that without a doubt you will be alive and healthy in the golden years of your life? Are you willing to sacrific all the fun and cool things you can do now while your body still works and instead take the risk that your body will be up to the task when you are old and retired? Do you think your body will be able to handle jumping out of plane, or off of a cliff or even if that's not your can of worms, will you be able to ski, hike, climb and ride a bike better when you are an old retired fart? Dang ... call it a mid-life crisis if you want. But I want to do all of this stuff now while I still can do it as I know when/if I'm old that physically things will be a whole lot harder. I want to travel Europe and jump it's many fine fixed objects before my body and mind become too old for such activities.

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I could skydive today. But I have work to do, a beautiful wife carrying my baby, and a comfortable house to relax in.

Putting your family first is a good thing. I think? But what you just said sure doesn't sound like something a skydiver would say and more like what a whuffo would say. I don't know ...

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I love life just the way it is

Ultimately this is what counts for you. If you are truly happy with how you are currently living your life, then who am I to say that you are doing it right or wrong.

But rest assured when you're at home (or at work) tending to your chores and planning your future, some of us will be off playing (jumping of course from airplanes and from fixed objects) and living our lives to it's fullest because I honestly would rather live NOW in the present rather than to HOPE that my future will be there for me. It's not the number of breathes you take in your life that counts. It's the number of times your life takes your breath away. These breathes don't have to be just from jumping. But jumping sure is a neat thing to do.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[jriggert 0]

That might be a little bit of a harsh response. Those same words can mean different things to different people, and you may (or may not) have misinterpreted what was intended. Here is a different spin on each of those same statements... and I'm really not trying to argue. I just think it's interesting to look at a different perspective:

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Plan your life as if you'll live forever.

Maybe if you plan like you were going to live forever you wouldn't be so scared to get hurt. Fear of being hurt (either mentally or physically) causes a lot of people to never go after some of the things they want. Note there is a difference between being scared and using caution.

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Enjoy your life for the little things

The little parts of life are as important to live as the big parts. Some people may persue every one of their dreams, but if they are constantly looking towart the next "big" event they truly are missing out on a big portion of their life - the little things in between.

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And save your resources so that you can do big things in the future.

The future doesn't have to be having a million dollors to spend when you get old. For example taking a few weeks off jumping at your local DZ to fund a trip to a new location. Lets say you take 3 weeks off and died on the third week - does that mean you made a mistake by skipping out on those 3 weeks of jumping while trying to plan and HOPE you have time to take a vacation? What's the magic number on how long we should hope to live? Do we say at the start of every minute "this could be my last minute of life", "my last hour", "my last day", "week", etc.

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I honestly would rather live NOW in the present rather than to HOPE that my future will be there for me (your quote)

There is very good chance that you could pull off a wing suit jump from a large cliff TODAY. If this is one of your ultimate skydiving goals then why wait if you might die tomorrow in a car accident? I know you want to develop more skill before trying this, I am just pointing out the irony of the statement. You are hoping for the future too! And would you reconsider doing that wing suit jump today if you knew for a fact you were going to die tomorrow? Just a thought :)

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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That might be a little bit of a harsh response. Those same words can mean different things to different people, and you may (or may not) have misinterpreted what was intended.

Fair enough.

To misinterprete ... hmmm ... it's one of my favorite past times.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[mardigrasbob 0]

Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
-- Mark Twain











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[lawrocket 3]

Hey, you are certainly correct, and to each his own. A year ago I thought the same as you. In the past year, I have found a clarity the likes of which I have never known.

I recognize that I will die, and I've come to grips with it. That's why I'm getting life insurance underwritten.

I get up, make breakfast for my pregnant wife and unborn son, go to work, save peoples' asses on a daily basis, go home, get some grub with my wife, maybe watch some interesting television every now and then (okay, some of it is boring tripe), and then read stories to my wife's belly.

So, I ask you this - when was the last time you took the pleasure of a golf game?

When was the last time you took the pleasure of reading a good book?

When was the last time you experienced the joy of spending all day in the confines of your home wearing nothing but pajamas, or even nothing?

When was the last time you experienced the joy of hearing "Thank you" from someone that you just just saved from a 17k bill?

When was the last time you took the pleasure of a long drive to nowhere, with nothing but the hand of another to keep you company?

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But what you just said sure doesn't sound like something a skydiver would say and more like what a whuffo would say.

When was the last time you put yourself in the shoes of a whuffo? Whuffos are right as often as skydivers are right. Whuffos do not understand why we skydive. I do. I've done it, but I also know not to proselytize about it because it's not for everybody.

I'll say it. I haven't skydived in a year. Why? Digging myself out of the money and time spent doing it. Living like I had no tomorrow, and then paying the bills for it. I traveled to 5 hours to Perris and did tunnel time, because I cannot justify spending the cash to get recurrent on top of it.

There are things I don't understand? How someone can lose the love of a lifetime because it doesn't fit in with their lifestyle. It's not my money I'm spending. It's my wife and my money, and she has a say, too. She hasn't stopped me from jumping. I've stopped myself until the time is right, and the consequences of my fucking up will not be bad, if it ever happens. I've got other commitments that prevent me from doing what I want.

It turns out, those are choices I made. Telling me I sound like a whuffo? In a way, it's kind of a compliment. It means I have balance. It means that I'll give up a weekend of jumping to go watch the LA kings with my son and friends. It means that skydiving is not the most important thing in my life. It's important to me - in the top ten - but will yield to other things.

I don't bitch because of rain. I'll play mud football in it. I don't bitch because of overcast. I'll cut my lawn. I look to the sky on sunny days, knowing I'll be there again.

Look in the mirror and ask yourself whether you are better than a whuffo. Whuffos do not understand skydivers because they have never been there.

You do not understand me. "Whuffo you wanna not skydive today, and instead give love and attention to your wife, son, and people whose asses are in your hands?" You know, I love my job and my career. I love skydiving. When viewing what I do for a living, and my family life, who the hell are you for suggesting that my love of skydiving should overtake my love for my job, my family, or anything else?

Is that what you are asking me? Look in the mirror, my friend. I may sound liek a whuffo. I've just tempered my passion with logic. My master plan. That way if I crater in or get busted, I'll know my responsibilities are taken care of.

Hey, Deuce? In ten years, will I be too old for this?

Hey, Amazon? Will it be too late to start again?

Hey, dom? Nobody can take time off from the sport and start doing it again, right?

I'll bet THEY understand.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Katzeye 0]

/applause

Well said!

Is a chicken omelette redundant?

[ladyskydiver 0]

Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.

[happythoughts 0]

I plan on not dying. So far, so good.