The Power of Full Awareness
- ISBN-10
- 1976798159
- ISBN-13
- 9781976798153
- Pages
- 71
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-12
- Author
- Charles Gooden
Description
Eighty-six thousand four hundred seconds -- for the reason in time ©We have all heard the expression, "You are living on borrowed time." Of course, this means to go on living after the time you should have died. The phrase goes back to the seventeenth century. My sister was given several weeks to live after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She went on to live for five more years and even survived one round of hospice care to live a few more years after that. She just did not want to die. She lived many happy, if not healthy, years on borrowed time. I often wondered who she paid this time back to and who she actually borrowed it from. I think if you live life like there will be no tomorrow you are living on borrowed time. We all know people who disproportionately flaunt the risks of life. People who drink and drive are living on borrowed time. People who ride motorcycles without wearing a helmet are living on borrowed time. People who do not exercise or watch their weight are liv-ing on borrowed time. People who smoke are living on borrowed time. Each day you take unnecessary risks, you are living on borrowed time. You may cheat death each day, but it is also a day that you owe to someone and you will eventually be called upon to pay. The actuaries are betting millions that you will die when they say you will and people living on borrowed time generally pay up when due. Are you one of the people living on borrowed time? What is the cost you pay for living on borrowed time? Who do you borrow this time from? Who do you pay it back to? When do you think they will come to col-lect? I think you borrow it from those who love and those who care for you. They would rather have you than the money.
