What is the most poignant thing someone has said to you when they were close to the end of their life? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Talaraine@kbin.social 22 points 4 months ago

My grandmother told me that if she could offer me one piece of advice it would be to stop worrying about the world, stop worrying about the future. If your thoughts are always there, they're never here and you just wake up one morning realizing how much time has disappeared.

She told me to just enjoy my life, every moment.

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

--Pink Floyd, Time

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 points 4 months ago

This really conflicts me, as i feel like im just living in the moment and letting life slip away.

[-] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Everything in moderation.

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 months ago

Except sometimes you have to just go wild, or you have an excess of moderation.

[-] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Well, yeah, I did say everything ;-)

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