"There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time."

~~~an observation from Neuroscientist David Eagleman

the accuracy of this quote just reinforces everything that i believe in, that i try to stand for. making sure that we live our lives in a way that in one form or another, makes a difference. making sure that our legacy lives on because of the acts of love, service, parenthood, and the many other acts that make you "you". showing our legacy who we are, what we are. those morals and beliefs have been deeply embedded into our souls and that is what we'll hand down and out.

you could take this idea down a completely different path. one that could care less about making a difference, one who only thinks selfishly, one who takes the easy road, one who backs down, easily giving in when life gets just a bit too complicated and hard. those are the ones who run. they are the ones that usually experience their 3rd death not far after their 2nd.

and how sad is that. how depressing to live like that. knowing that you MADE the CHOICE to NOT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. to know that being selfish was ironically way more important and something you want to keep working towards. hmmmm. i'll never understand.

i'll never understand because they're missing out on so much. they're missing out on the joy that your heart receives when you ignore your own problems to lighten the load of others. and quite frankly, how boring and unadventurous is that!?

but who am i to judge? and i won't. we all have choices and the ability to make our own personal decisions. just saying that it makes me sad to know that they're NOT prolonging their 3rd death for as long as they possibly could.

on that note, i'll end on a dare. I DARE YOU TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I DARE YOU TO SEARCH OUT SOMEONE IN NEED WHO, WITH ONE SMALL ACT, WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY DARE YOU because i KNOW that you WON'T REGRET THIS ACT. YOU'LL NEVER FORGET HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL. YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO STOP ONCE YOU START.

i promise.

and the best part of my dare? your 3rd death will be prolonged. your name, your stories, your memories will go on for as long as the amount of time that you put into it. make sense?

good.

GAME ON!