From Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos:
I say now of Kazakh's untimely death, lest anyone should be moved to tears, "Oh, well - she wasn't going to write Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway."
I say the same thing about the death of James Wait: "Oh, well - he wasn't going to write Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway."
This wry comment on how little most of us were likely to accomplish in life, no matter how long we lived...
Think about it.
Don't just "be" something (a writer, a parent, a husband, a wife, a so on, et cetera).
Do something.
As Kerouac said: Life is holy and every moment is precious.
Play nice and share with others
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Great advice, Jordan. This quote gives me a lot to think about. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletemy inspirational email this morning was about living 'between the steps', making the most of each moment, not waiting until we'd reached a goal to celebrate life. The saddest song in the world is 'Cat's in the cradle'.
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