The way I see it this saying is more in the way of not letting time slip by and do things "later" instead of now. It has nothing to do with running around and experience as much as possible in as little time as possible. If you want downtime then take downtime. That is what you wanted now.
And if I know that this day was my last I'd probably be pretty scared. Terrible way to live a life.
you seem to assume that living every day as though it were your last implies cramming in as much activity as possible, doing things you've always told yourself you've wanted to do, et cetera. why?
the important thing about this concept is that if it were your last day, you'd be paying attention to all the details, instead of just letting them slip by. another way to present it is to say, simply, don't ever take anything for granted. if it were your last day, would you still just peck your partner in a dash out the door to wherever, or would you actually take that extra couple of seconds to give them a more meaningful kiss? so, why not just do it anyway?
It's what the rest have said . . . and the old agage about stopping to smell the roses - life is fleeting and too precious to spend time in indecision and worry.
it's totally possible! you just have to do the things you want to do, all the time. luckily down time can be one of those things. i disagree with Ambraai, though: cramming in lots of activity and trying to experience as much as possible is a yearly goal of mine.
actually, it should probably read "live each year as though it were your last." i could live by that motto.
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The way I see it this saying is more in the way of not letting time slip by and do things "later" instead of now. It has nothing to do with running around and experience as much as possible in as little time as possible. If you want downtime then take downtime. That is what you wanted now.
And if I know that this day was my last I'd probably be pretty scared. Terrible way to live a life.
My 2p:
It has something to do with being more deliberate in your actions. Not wasting time (although everyone does).
And like Ambraai said, that doesn't mean you can't do nothing, because sometimes it's important to do nothing.
you seem to assume that living every day as though it were your last implies cramming in as much activity as possible, doing things you've always told yourself you've wanted to do, et cetera. why?
the important thing about this concept is that if it were your last day, you'd be paying attention to all the details, instead of just letting them slip by. another way to present it is to say, simply, don't ever take anything for granted. if it were your last day, would you still just peck your partner in a dash out the door to wherever, or would you actually take that extra couple of seconds to give them a more meaningful kiss? so, why not just do it anyway?
It's what the rest have said . . . and the old agage about stopping to smell the roses - life is fleeting and too precious to spend time in indecision and worry.
it's totally possible! you just have to do the things you want to do, all the time. luckily down time can be one of those things. i disagree with Ambraai, though: cramming in lots of activity and trying to experience as much as possible is a yearly goal of mine.
actually, it should probably read "live each year as though it were your last." i could live by that motto.