Was My Life Worthwhile?

When it comes time for us to close our eyes, and draw our last breath we may have our life flash before us. With the best memories from your childhood or worst ones later in life. You are indiscriminately assaulted with these memories because of the neurons firing rapidly and biochemicals flooding your mind. Regardless of when or how we die we all have the thought at some point, “was my life worthwhile?” Have I accomplished everything I wanted to do? Did I live a life to be proud of? On my death bed I want to say that I have. I want to be able to face my actions along the path that I have taken and feel accomplished. When I look back from my twilight years I want to say that I have followed my values. Those values being authenticity, friendship, honesty curiosity, recognition, wealth, passion. When it comes to living our lives we want to live free. One of those freedoms being the freedom from the oppression that can limit our self-expression. Many people can’t have that self-expression that they would like to have, but they can fight society’s norms until …show more content…
Honest with myself, my friends, and others. When we finally do die we won’t be able to take back anything we have said or did. So even when it might be better to tell a little lie I have to think of its ramifications. I don’t want to let that one thing to ruin a connection I have made or was trying to make with someone. Being honest can be great for the future because you don’t have to keep that one thing hidden from other people. Then you can feel better not having to fake an image of yourself around other people. When you are honest with yourself you have less stress, fewer regrets, and realistic expectations. Lower stress is a no brainer when you consider saying all of what needs to be said to someone before passing away. Many people and my self included can stand to make more realistic goals so we can move on, and don’t get stuck where we are in