Yesterday, we unexpectedly lost a family member from my mother’s side. He was really close with my family as we live in the same neighborhood. I’m in awe witnessing the whole family and neighborhood helping out each other in this difficult time. It’s beautiful.
He left three young-adult children, the youngest was out of town as she’s in the second year of college in different city. She immediately flew back, and I helped picking her up at the airport so that she could see her father for the last time..
I used to be scared of death.
But I guess, not so much anymore. Recently (and quite casually) I’ve been exploring a bit about “death” and how my perception of it started to shift.
One of the thing I can highlight is that in many ancient cultures, even in some existing cultures, that death is a celebration of life, instead of something to be terrified about.
I truly believe that. Life is a journey and death is a celebration of how we live our life.
I remember an episode of podcast by dr. Rangan Chatterjee when she interviewed Bronnie Ware about “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying” – a book she wrote inspired by her time as a palliative carer.
She mentioned, every single patient found their peace before they departed, every one of them. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again.
Here are the most common five:
1) “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
2) “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”
3) “I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.”
4) “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
5) “I wish I had let myself be happier”
My heart pondered just to write and read this now. 🥹
I feel on the other side, death is also a beautiful reminder for all of us to take a closer look back at our life.
Have we lived our lives in a way that is fulfilling and serving us?
How can we celebrate life more?
Life is a choice we make everyday.
I believe appreciating we are going to die is the first step to getting more out of life.
My wish for you is that you remember to celebrate life, that you honor your dreams and the person who you want to be.
❤️✨
With love,
Tri
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