13.10.14

How to Die


Step 1: Be born, in order to die you must first be born.
Step 2: Explore, aim to understand life itself.
Step 3: Learn, read every book you can get your hands on.
Step 4: Travel, see the world and taste the food.
Step 5: Smile, make infants giggle and boys sway.
Step 6: Laugh, often and fully, lose yourself between friends and inside jokes.
Step 7: Cry, mourn the loss of a loved one for finishing their steps.
Step 8: Run, from your fears, into your fears, into his arms.
Step 9: Fall, in love, down the hill, behind the bar.
Step 10: Live, jump, sing, twirl, hate, go on adventures with yourself.
As soon as we are born we are on track to die. 
The date slowly but surely comes as the wrinkles progress and the memory fades.
But it doesn't need to be a sad thing.
Having the knowledge of death inspires people.
To go live their life the fullest way that they know how.
So the act of dying is really just living.
And since you know that the days are numbered for you and I, let's just run away.
Let's sail around the world dying.
With the biggest smile.
And the bravest heart.
You and I baby,
Let's die together.

2 comments:

  1. I. Loved. This. I never even saw the steps going that way. mm. yes. beautiful post.

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  2. "So the act of dying is really just living."

    This line stopped my heart. So beautiful.

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