According to a recent study by the Population Reference Bureau, 108 billion people have lived on this earth. About 7 billion of those people are alive at this very moment. This means that 101 billion people have lived and died. Worldwide, 1.8 people die every second. That’s 7,200 people each day. About 20 to 30 people died in the time it took you to read this paragraph.
Are you ready?
Death is not a possibility. It is a determined fact. You and I will die just as all of the others before us have done. (Sorry if I'm the bearer of bad news).
We all have different gifts, according to the grace given us. Are you making use of those gifts? If not, what are you waiting for? Does the fear of failure hold you back? Does the fear of being embarrassed, or getting hurt, or even getting killed keep you from acting now?
In his book, Take the Stairs, author Rory Vaden begins his introduction by saying that we live in a “ProcrastiNation.” He writes that “we all want to be successful and we all want to have a happy life, but we constantly look for the easy way.”
Regardless of our current emotional state, physical state, or financial situation, making the most of your time on earth is about self-discipline.
The Clock is ticking...
Can you hear it? Do you have a tough time avoiding distractions? Do you stare blankly at your unfinished to-do list at the end of the day? Do you regret every morning what you didn’t finish yesterday? Well, the clock is still ticking.
That doesn’t mean you should work like a robot 18 hours a day and get just enough sleep to get by. However, it should remind you that there is something to do, and you are the only person who can do it!
(This is an excerpt from Making the Most of Your Time on Earth by D. Kirk Buchanan available from Amazon in print and on the Amazon Kindle.)
