Take yourself less seriously: that is the reminder behind this reflection on time, possessions and the experiences we cannot keep. I return to it when an immediate worry starts to fill the whole picture.
No news: You’re going to die one day.
- None of the things you are worried about right now is going to matter in the long-term. None.
- Anything that you own will disappear at some point.
- You will remember the experiences you have had, but you cannot keep them. You can’t keep anything. Just memories.
- There is no such thing as legacy, because in a few generations nobody will care.
- You don’t believe it? Ok – tell me the name of just one Sumerian guy.
- It’s the earlist known civilization.
- They invented the wheel, plow and writing
- Invented canals and leeves to hold back the flooders for their farms/fields
- Sumerians were famous for making fine sculptures, jewelry, music, and art.
So, what’s my recommendation?
- Enjoy yourself.
- Don’t worry – be happy.
- Do something positive.
- Share love.
- Make someone else happy.
- Laugh every once in a while.
- Live in the moment.
- Read what you love, until you love reading.
- Find a job that feels like play to you.
Don’t take yourself too seriously.
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