I've been thinking lately about mortality. It is a topic that comes up often in conversation, media and my classes. A song I came across recently is "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry. It really touched me and forced me to think about events from my past as well as my future. One thing that I really thought about is all of the things that I've never done and how as a University student I seem to think that I have all the time in the world to accomplish everything. But the truth of the matter is I really don't.
I'm not trying to be completely morbid and depressing or anything. I was just thinking. Saying that, there are really two things that you can do. You can sit forever in fear of dying or go on with living. A while back I read a book called "Before I Die" by Jenny Downham. It is essentially about a girl with cancer who is terminal and has a list of things she'd like to accomplish before she dies. One quote from this book that really stuck with me was:
"All I know is that I have two choices-stay wrapped in blankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living."
And that is really all you can do. When you are down and depressed, listen to a sad song and take a minute but then move on. Because life doesn't wait, no matter how badly we want it to.
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