Life tracker
Something happened a few months ago that forced me to reflect on my own mortality. All is good now (I hope!), but it was a reminder that it will not always be the case.
It made me think of a quote at the top of one of my favourite pages on the early Internet, Mark Rosenstein’s Sailing Page:
“For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.”
-- Richard Bode, First you have to row a little boat
I wish I could say that’s how I’ve been living since I read it (I even read the book), but convenience and routine came inbetween.
I wouldn’t say I’ve wasted time, per se. I realised during Covid that it’s the little things you do every day that add up to a life, and I’m definitely living those. Nevertheless, in the spirit of appreciating those moments even more, and maybe adding in a few more bits, I have now created a life tracker.
This is inspired by a post I saw on Pinterest in terms of the format, and shows how many weeks I’ve used up and how many I may have left, assuming I live as long as the average man of my age in the UK.
The tracker is updated automatically, based on today’s date, so the clock is ticking.
Food for thought, when you see it like this.