Their death and your life

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They had their chance at life. It's over for them. It's not yet over for you.

 

We commemorate their lives through these tombstones below. Although the specifics of their lives vary from ours, we are human, as were they.

 

They had a chance at life. Life used them and they used life until they died and their game was over. 

 

You are still being used by life and you are still using life. Day after day, you continue to design the script and play out the story of your life for the chapters that lie ahead (or don't).

 

Are you fighting with life? Are you fighting with reality? Or are you dancing with it?

 

You are pushed and pulled by the same forces their lives were.

 

Desire, joy, pleasure, fear, anxiety, stress, pain, love, anger, hate, revenge, jealousy, boredom, excitement, curiosity, hope, fulfillment, discouragement, accomplishment, hopelessness, meaninglessness, peace, and failure...

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Inspiration, hunger, passion, lust, decisiveness, courage, adventure, uncertainty, frustration, confusion, clarity, depression, struggle, resignation, indulgence, and exhaustion...

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Connection, caring, camaraderie, cooperation, laughing, playfulness, compassion, resentment, kindness, empathy, cruelty, indifference, meaningfulness, beauty, guilt, righteousness, and feeling "not good enough."

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Click the tombstone

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Click on the tombstone below (not on the white arrow) to start your slide show. Get to know these strangers, each of whom lived out and completed their chance with life on this earth before you.

 

Take your time. Examine each tombstone as if you're going to try to recall the details of it later. Slowly read the captions. Feel what empathy, compassion, and understanding that you can for each of them. Which one touches you the most?

 

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After you finish this slide show (there are only 6 slides)...

...then take at least 63 seconds to be present to your newfound thoughts and feelings.