The Last Week of Your Life

Imagine waking up tomorrow and all your personal problems are gone. All the things you worried about: money, relationships, job, business, career, school, etc. Solved. Gone. Poof!

Peace of mind. Finally.

But there’s one caveat: You’re only going to live for a week.

No, you don’t have all the money in the world. You’re just debt-free.

Also, you still don’t have all the time, because of your current responsibilities (job/business/school/family). But you have more free time since everything in your life is now organized.

And yes, your career/job/business/studies is OK. And so are your relationships. Everything is going well.

But remember, you’re still living in the same world. And you’re still the same person. The difference is that you’re now worry-free, which makes you calm and joyful.

How would you spend the final week of your life?

Let me guess. You’ll work on that secret project/dream you’ve been putting off for years.  Whatever it is, you know you have to do it right now. No time to waste.

Here’s the timeline:

  • Day 1: Grateful for the worry-free life. Excited to do the things you’ve been putting off.
  • Day 2: Started doing those. Energy and positivity radiate.
  • Day 3: Focus. Going all in. One at a time.
  • Day 4: Feeling the exhaustion. Reflecting. Letting go of the things that don’t matter.
  • Day 5: Reconnecting with loved ones. Spending more time with them.
  • Day 6: Finished all of them. But worried about the end of life. Goodbyes.
  • Day 7: Decided not to do anything. Just hang out with loved ones. Happy.

Day eight, you woke up surprised you’re still alive. You have no idea. The condition was to live for a week in exchange for removing all your personal problems. How come you’re still breathing?

All of a sudden you realize that all your personal problems are back. And now you’re feeling it again. The worries, fears, and frustrations.

Then you find out that all your personal problems never went away. You were confused. So you talk to your family, friends, and colleagues. They all have a common answer: They never brought it up because you told them you only had a week to live. They didn’t want you to worry about those things. So they covered them up. And now they’re confused as well, although beyond grateful that you’re still alive.

Slowly, things were making sense. You only start to live fully once you accept your mortality.