What Would You Do?

What would you do?

I took an early morning walk on the beach this morning. Mind you, I'm not a morning person, but as I lay there in bed, having being given the gift of financial freedom and the luxury to wake up whenever I choose, I've taken pieces of it for granted.
Laying there, I thought about all the millions of people who had to wake up around the country/world this morning, hop in the shower, grab some breakfast and rush out the door, only to go sit in traffic to go to a job that they probably don't like. And here, I live at the beach and haven't fully maximized on my ability to take a morning beach walk. I realized how many people would love to have my life, and yet I haven't been making the best use out of the life I've been given.
I'm changing that as of today.
And as the salty cool breeze whipped through my hair as I stood at the end of the pier, I ask you these questions in the most serious nature. I ask you these questions to provoke emotion, whether it be anger, greed, selfishness, love, compassion or joy…to make you really think. Stop going through life like a robot. Stop going through life on autopilot. Sometimes you have to stop, smack yourself and head in the other direction if you want to see results. Life is too short, too much is taken for granted.

What would you do if you just received a call indicating that your child has been in a terminal car accident? Would you wish you wouldn't have chosen the corporate meeting over his baseball game.

What would you do if you went home and found that your dog had died today? would you have stayed home from work and spent the day with him and made sure that he was comfortable in his final hours.

What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow? would you quit your job, find out who your real friends are, take a long vacation...or donate half of it to charity?

What would you do if you could foresee the future and knew that a week from now your doctor is going to call you and tell you that you have Stage 4 Cancer? would you have watched the sunset last night with a loved one instead of watching "So you think you can dance?".

What would you do if you were able to quit your job today? Would you spend the next few months lying around the house or running errands or would you take the gift and find a way to contribute to the world?

What would you do? Life is too short. Appreciate every moment. Stop waiting for tomorrow to get started living.