Have you ever looked at things as if you were on your death bed remembering them

Question:if you have how did it affect the way you percieved things? i like to do this. it helps me to appreciate things more and be more patient with peole who matter to me.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: if you have how did it affect the way you percieved things? i like to do this. it helps me to appreciate things more and be more patient with peole who matter to me.

I wasn't on my death bed but I imagined that I was 85 and facing death. What it would be like slowly losing control of my body, knowing I was going to die.

The more I focused on dying the less death became an issue. I seemed to accept it. I felt tired and that everything was going to be all right. I felt sad that It would hurt the people that loved me. As I looked over my life at all the things I thought were so important, they just seemed so trivial.

At 29 in this 85 year old frame of mind, I looked at my present circumstances and problems, and found myself eager to take them on. No fear. live and let live. What would once have been cause for homicide now merely amused me.
"Been there done that my friend. You have much to learn." And then I just shake my head.

well not exactly in that sense. but i've had that moment, where suddenly you are accutely aware of your cirrcumstances, and how blessed you are, regardless.

for me it was when i returned from africa, three years in the peace corps and woke up in my parents house after getting back into the states. walked over the fridge and opened it. to see all of those things in one place. kept cool...with a little light so i could find my way.

haha it might sound ridiculous but people live with much less.

that was sort of a pradigm shift for me.

I actually do that all the time. It sometimes helps me to make decisions-- like "what would I like to remember (if I can remember...)"

I feel it also, like you says, helps me to appreciate the things more.

or it could just be terribly morbid.