58. Living and dying
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In a motivational seminar, three men are asked to come up onto the stage. They are all asked, 'When you are in your coffin, what would you like to hear people say about you?'
The first guy comes up and says, 'I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor of my time, and a great family man.' The second guy says, 'I would like to hear that I was a wonderful husband and a school teacher who made a huge difference to our citizens of tomorrow.' The last guy replies, 'I would like to hear them say, "Look, look! He is moving!"'
Listen: you don't have to prove your importance by dying! You don't have to wait to die to prove your greatness. Prove your importance by living! Let your life prove your greatness, not your death.