Comments on: Would you want to know?

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:12:01 +0000

Well said, Steve. It’s interesting how experiences can totally change our perspective. I know Dad said that being diagnosed with cancer completely changed the way he looks at life. He told me once that it’s one of the best things that ever happened to him. When we were told Soren would be born with down’s syndrome, it changed the way I look at my family and at children with disabilities. Obviously we are very happy that he’s fine, but just thinking for a couple of months that he might not be changed our perspective. You’re right in that we’ve all been given a death sentence. Country music always says it best: Live like you were dying. There’s a quote I read years ago by Og Mondino that says, “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”

By: Steve Martin

Steve Martin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:48:43 +0000

Stacey, nice.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:36:44 +0000

You know Steve I enjoyed reading that because sometimes I know I waste my time and then I get angry at myself. I know I really should be doing all I can while I have time here so thanks. It has made me start to think. I have thought about writing a “bucket list” but every time I go to start it I can’t really think of anything to put on it that is really important. Going on an African Safari is not that important…

By: stevemartin

stevemartin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:12:06 +0000

You have a “Bucket List”? I don’t have one of those. Maybe I should make one. Have you seen the movie? We have it if you want to come watch it sometime.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:59:04 +0000

I’d want to know too so I could also tie up loose ends. Since I’m single and unattached my “loose ends” would be more of completing my list of ten things I wanted to accomplish in my lifetime, though, only I hope I’d actually READ said list before I actually went out to complete those things unlike the time I went and ran a marathon because I THOUGHT it was on my list only to come home to scratch it off the list and discover it wasn’t even there in the first place…