Challenge
Daylight… saved, spent, wasted?
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” —Jack London
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When I Die
Woulda, shoulda, coulda. When I leave this life, I do not want any of these words to be on my lips.
Let other people speculate other paths I could have taken or life decisions I should have chosen. Just know this, everyone:
I live to make a difference. I do not live to preserve the status quo.
I play to win. I do not play to not lose.
My life is an action verb, not a nondescript article.
The only “if” in my vocabulary is this: If my life is short or if it is long; let each of my days be filled with accomplishments to help my planet.
So, instead of beginning my last words with “I woulda” or “I shoulda” or “I coulda,” let my sentences start with “I tried to” or “I vied to” or “I died to.”