My brother posted this video on Facebook the other day. In the video, the guy - Neil Pasricha - says, in just 100 years everyone you know will be dead. That's a thought that's been bouncing around in my head ever since I watched it. It's true. All we get is 100 years - or probably less - and there's no stopping that.
Whenever somebody young dies it's always a wake up call to people. This past weekend when Whitney Houston passed I saw a lot of people post about what a waste it was - because she was so talented and died young (possibly because of her choices). In any case, Whitney Houston only got 48 years. She will never sing another song.
Steve Jobs only got 56 years. He won't design another Apple product.
You? We don't know yet - could be 42 years, could be 68 years... but we do know that - for all practical purposes - it will be less than 100 years.
I guess my point is that we're all going to die young. And how much of our own lives will we waste? Maybe not because of drugs, like Whitney - but maybe because we're too lazy, or we're addicted to Facebook, or we're too scared to try.
Today you have a choice - tomorrow, maybe not.