“Don’t go to the grave with life unused.”—Bobby Bowden
We have become quite dependent upon batteries. Our phones, computers, tablets, etc. all have batteries that have some level of usable “life”. We hope we can get all be can out of them while the day is still young. Fortunately, these batteries are rechargeable.
Life is like a battery (and a box of chocolates, apparently). We need to pause from time to time to recharge, but we want to get as much out of it as possible. Coach Bowden is absolutely correct. We should not go to the grave “with life unused”. Since we don’t know when that we be, we have to live in the moment and use it all up.
Like our lithium batteries, we want to get productive use out of our charge (i.e., life). I don’t want to use up my phone battery playing Angry Birds and find I don’t have the battery life when I need it—e.g., for an important call.
How are we using life? Are we getting all we can out of it? Are we using it to create memories with our loved ones, to do creative things, to have an impact on the world, …, or are we wasting it on the things that matter little?
I am brief in my writing, today. I hope the point is made in few words. It my hope that we will take the opportunity to spend the time with others. To be grateful and live life to the full.
Carpe momento!