I was looking thru my cd's the other day, and decided to put one in that I haven't listened to in years. I was checking out the booklet to see how many songs were on it, and on the back of it was this.
Also to the admins, I wasn't sure what board to post this in, so I just took a shot and stuck it here. If it's in the wrong place, sorry.
I need you to know that I did NOT write this. I copied it word for word, punctuation for punctuation, with a few exceptions to clean up the language used. This is not mine.
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When you die, and come to stand before your book of life, what do you think you will find? For each new experience that you have, a page is added to this book, making it fuller and longer. If you lead an adventurous life, your book will be an enormous tome, full of wondrous experiences, accomplishments, and yes even failures. Unfortunately, many people are stuck on the same page because they are caught up in a routine, such as going to work, coming home, watching TV and going to sleep, with very little deviation from the norm. They are mired on that same page, so no new pages are written in their book of life, and when they die it will be very thin. They know what tomorrow will bring, because they lived it the day before. When they think back on their life, it will appear that time has flown by, because they have no strong memories to grasp on to. That same day they kept living over and over will be remembered as just one long day.
Live your days with this knowledge, because with new experiences also comes wisdom, and a deeper understanding of life and what comes after. Never pass by any good opportunity, for it may never come again. Don't be controlled by your fears, because this leads to regret, and regret is the heaviest weight one can carry. Chaos provides strength, because even though at times it may be dangerous, it can get you pointed in the right direction, even when all other factors hold you back. In other words, sometimes you have to say "Screw it!", and just do something even if it doesn't make total sense or wasn't planned out. Chaos mixed with passion is like keys opening the door to your desires. The more freely you behave, the more free you will become, and you shall break free of the prison that is all too likely to be your own mind. Besides, think of all the stories you'll be able to tell, whether good or bad.
So tell that girl how you feel, break up with that jobber you're too afraid to leave, ditch that wack city and move to wherever that hell you want to live, save your money and take that trip over seas, do things on the spur of the moment, start that business you were thinking about, take a stick and beat that bastard who hit your sister, visit your old friend that you haven't seen in years -- whatever it is you want to do. Now is the time. Live in the present. Don't talk about what you're going to do one day -- start making it happen today. This is the chaos theory: that chaos can bring strength, adventure, and make your dreams possible, where rational thought might fail. Living your life in this way, for better or worse, is sure to be more entertaining than not living your life at all.
