un momento cosi

[daizygoddess]

 The idea of the end of the world came up in conversation yesterday and I've been sort of pondering it today.  What happened was that someone was talking about the theory that our galaxy would implode or something in the year 2012, and my first response was something like, "well if that's the case then I'll change my plans".  So I was thinking

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[geinafets]

There is a Franklin prof who, in their youth, was diagnosed with something and told they had less than 2 years to live. They were in college at the time and decided that there is nothing else they'd rather do for the remainder of their life than study and learn. Fortunately, it turned out that they were misdiagnosed, and they were able to continue doing what they loved

[numbertwofan]

I'm thinking about this now and I think I have my answer. If I were to know I was going to die in three years (or however long), I would ideally change what I'm doing now with my life so I could be content in my last three years of life. But if I were to die in three years without knowing ahead of time, I think I'd be okay with my life.

It just seems to me that right before you die, you wouldn't even think to focus on all the bad stuff in your life, but instead reflect on and remember the good stuff. So the "unfulfilling" life experiences or "wasted years" become trivial and all that matters are the people and events that gave your life meaning.