Did I live today to the fullest?
I ask this every night as I put my head to the pillow. You see, the Major was almost dead once. Medical complications during a heart surgery. And for a minute my life was hanging in the balance. Even with the modern surgery of today, I was still lucky to survive.
But God was on my side. He pulled me through to live another day. I was knocking on heaven’s door, but there was nobody home…yet.
So why was I brought back? For what purpose?
I ask myself that everyday and a fire burns inside of me. A fire to make something of a second chance. A desire to repay God for the grace he bestowed upon me. The desire to do more, to be more…to see my name upon the billboards of achievement. To sing a song of victory in the battlefields of despair.
I live the with sacred obligation – to repay God for his opportunity.
To make the most of everyday. To live my life to the fullest. To maximize whatever talents I’ve been given.
Did I live today to the fullest? Only when I answer “yes,” am I able to sleep comfortably.
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Major Styles 
Your sentiment of living life to the full and checking on its implementation at the end of each day is at least an epicurean existentialist approach to life, I commend you for it. If your god is listening to the thanks you offer and approves, so much the better. In The Buddhist world of Dr B and Dr C we approach this different asking ourselves each morning what we need to do today to live our lives to the full. Looking back is too late at our stage of life!!
I like that take, Dr. B. It sounds like one would get more done that way! 🙂
and the irony of it all is that we can *never* repay God. and He doesn’t want us to. all He asks is for our complete devotion and submission to Him. powerful 🙂