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Live Like You Were Dying
I came across this song by Tim McGraw on YouTube the other day. Not being all that much up on Country Western music, it was the first time I heard it, though I knew of McGraw from his brilliant acting turn as the husband in the movie “The Blind Side.”
Evidently, McGraw wrote the song in honor of his father Tug McGraw who died of a brain tumor in 2004. Tug was a relief pitcher for the Phillies through the 70s and 80s and took them to victory in the 1980 World Series by pitching the final out.
I found the song to very moving and inspiring. What touched me most, however, were the comments that people had posted about the song.
I usually don‘t read comments posted on YouTube because I find the level of the conversation is frequently. . . ummm. . . disheartening. However I was curious about what people might say in response to McGraw‘s song and so took a few moments to scroll through. I‘m glad I did.
Some wrote about the importance of living fully and challenging themselves to reach. Many others wrote about those they had loved and lost to illness and how much these people had touched their lives.
I found one post to be particularly inspiring. It appears to be from someone named Kada who is 15 years old. Here‘s what Kada had to say:
“I love this song. It doesn‘t say to go and live life by getting drunk or partying hard it says to live like you were dying, to do stuff you wouldn‘t do regularly! I am 15 and all my friend are always partying and I don‘t go because I love to be outdoors, just do stuff that is fun! I lost my uncle this winter to skin cancer. He was the type of man who was a farmer and a family man. He was the greatest man I know, he was only 62. But he lived like he was dying everyday…i miss You Uncle Kenny.”
Now I have never met Kada and I‘m quite certain that she doesn‘t know me. Still, we are connected both through the wonders of technology and our shared membership in the community of humankind. I feel moved to write back to her, here on the Transforum blog. Although I doubt she will ever read my words, I hope that my blessings will reach her in a universal way.
Lovely Kada:
Thank you for inspiring me this morning. Your Uncle Kenny sounds like an amazing man and he was fortunate to be so well loved by a niece like you. Keep following your heart and doing what makes sense to you. Blessings to you on your journey dear one.
Love,
Karen
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