Many years ago, a scientist came up with a survey which asked people if they lived their lives aimlessly, or actually bothered to set goals. Out of the few thousand people who took the survey, 95% of people just lived their lives aimlessly, while the remaining 5% minority set goals for themselves. For this 5% who bothered to set goals, their income greatly surpassed the combined income of the 95% who did not. 

Anyone would expect that after the results of the survey were revealed, people would rush to set goals and directions for their lives. However, that was not the case. The majority of the world still lived their ordinary lives, and all because they believed that time was on their side.

Ironically, what these people believe is totally untrue. Time ticks away, indefatigably, and their lives are draining away without them knowing. Instead of wasting one's life away, why not use our lives constructively, to do something that will benefit all of mankind? Had Thomas Edison not been born into this world, to this day, who knows? We might still be living in a world of darkness. Hence, what I am trying to emphasise can be summarised in a sole statement: Live as if you were to die tomorrow. 

Death may seem scary, but it remains the only thing that exists to tell us that time is not always on our side. One day, inevitably, our lives will come to an end, and the only thing that remains to remind us of that is death. If we were to live as though we would die tomorrow, we would treasure, we would savour every single moment, as it would never repeat itself again. By seizing every moment, we can focus on what we can do to help ourselves, rather than sit back and wait for miracles to take place.

If we live as though we were to die tomorrow, we will be able to realise and set our priorities. Things that have previously been paramount will now fade away, while trivial issues will take on a renewed importance. 

Though the thought of living as though we were to die tomorrow can seem rather frightening and morbid, it spurs us on to do what we need to do this day. The right way to live? Live as though you were to die tomorrow.