“We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them.” – Seneca
I know that the title of this post is, at best, tortured language.
I wanted to get your attention and draw your attention to the Truth that we all will die.
Let me repeat that: we all will die.
So let’s live now, while we’re alive.
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