There Are So Many Things You Can't Do When You're Dead

"There Are So Many Things You Can't Do When You're Dead"  Mel Brooks in the movie "Life Stinks."




Mel Brooks" movies make me laugh out loud.  Woody Allen's movies have the funniest one liners.  Both movies are ones all of us should watch when we're having a bad day.  Laughter can change a sad day into a happy day.


The line in the Mel Brooks movie "Life Stinks," "There are so many things you can't do when you're dead," is both funny and serious.  In the context of the movie, it's funny.  In the context of my blogs on happiness, it's serious.


What are all the things you can't do when you're dead - everything you want to do right now. What would you do, right now, if a doctor said you only have three months to live?  


Would you:

• Call or see the people you really care about and tell them how much they have made your life better.
  
• Spend more time appreciating the things you have, the things you see, the things you smell, the things you eat, The love you get, the love you give, the friendships you have, the family you have,  Etc., etc., etc., etc.
  
• Take the trip you always wanted to take so you can see the beautiful sights, eat different food, meet new people and enjoy a different culture.
  
• Stop thinking about the problems of your past.  Stop hating the people who have done you harm and pissed you off.  Stop being angry and frustrated with yourself.
  
• Stop worrying about the future because you're going to be dead soon.
  
•  Quit your lousy job and do something that makes you happy even if the money sucks.
  
• Read that book you always wanted to read.  See that show you always wanted to see.  Ride a motorcycle.  Bungee jump (I think I rather die first).
  
• Give some of your money to the people you know who need it the most (don't give it all because the doctor could be wrong).

That's just some of the things you might do.  You should make you own list.

The thing that's so interesting is you can do all of those things today.  You don't need the threat of having only three months to live to get them done.  Every one of the actions on the list above is in your control to accomplish right NOW.

We don't do it because we always believe we have time - that bus coming at you right now might not agree.  We don't do it because it takes effort and we're lazy.  We don't do it because some of the things scare us.  It's not as scary when you believe you only have three months to live anyway.  We don't do it because we don't know how.

Do you think you'll be happier if you take action on your list? You know the answer is YES.

Sooo, let's just do it! Yea, even the bungee jump thing.  Here we go - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.  

WOW, we survived.  WOW, we're not going to die.  

Hooo-Ray!!