How To Live Like You're Dying

[@ivanhriljac9630]

Listening to this video, I find myself both grateful and quite sad. I was run over by a car many years ago, spent few months in a coma, replaced a few joints, replaced most of the skull, but eventually learned to speak, move, became a psychiatrist. Can't say I have much of a life, though. Thank you.

[@kaanjong8580]

What does it mean having life for you?

[@mayankbhardwaj9782]

So sorry for you man. I hope and wish for you to remain happy and healthy forever.

[@ivanhriljac9630]

@@kaanjong8580 It means spending most of your time working. And the time you don't work, you spend living in the past.

[@Kill6ixBillionDemons]

@@ivanhriljac9630 damn i can relate but could never put it so simply

[@patricefrancq2277]

@@kaanjong8580 not being dead

[@ホタル-u2o]

My sister experienced the very example you gave. They found a brain tumor in February 2020. She lived for 19 months after that. One last year. She knew that she was dying and all she wanted to do was sit with me for hours in the morning in the backyard. To go on a drive. Play video games. And she never wanted to be alone. She died in my arms. She was not totally at peace with dying, and her fear of death often overwhelmed her. But she was only 23. She felt like her life had had no meaning, but it did. Just her existence was one of the universe’s miracles, of life experiencing itself. My life with her was my purpose. Everything that has come after is just a bonus. This video was really hard to watch. I’m still figuring things out. Thank you for making this.

[@Lomudatshit]

I wish you the most luck and courage on your joyrney of moving forward, while remembering and cherishing the relationship you had with your sister. Things can be so tough in life sometimes

[@TheNicole8787]

My husband died he had a heart attack in my arms. Thank u for your comment.

[@3rdWarrior.]

I’m sorry 🙏 Jesus is with you and he understands call out to him he will bring you peace

[@bm4551]

This is so sad. I hope you find peace.

[@thomasfholland]

After I was diagnosed with advanced 4 stage cancer I was told I wouldn’t have more than 3 months to live. Yeah that made it a lot easier to live each and every single day I got. (Redacted: I live to spend every second, every minute, every hour and every day with my 3 daughters. That’s the most important thing you can do. Spend time with the people you love.)

[@f_ffarn]

you alive

[@alinghinea3281]

i wish you the best

[@curiodyssey3867]

What if there's nobody who loves me :(

[@takeuchi5760]

@@curiodyssey3867 I hope that's not true, but if it is, The only thing you can do in that situation (if you find that connecting with other people might be meaningful to you) is find people you can love, and eventually you'll be with people who love you.

[@Chief402]

How long ago were you diagnosed

[@EnlightenedSchmuck]

I have quite frankly reached a point in life where I constantly fantasize about being told by a doctor that I only have one year left to live... the prospect of having to live through four or five more decades of ever increasing loneliness, hopelessness, bitterness and slow but steady mental & physical decline seems much more horrifying to me than that of a life being cut short by terminal illness.

[@illeatthat]

Life is slow dying, and saying so to some leaves others with nothing to be said. Live, die, the universe is unchanging in that nature. Meaning is only what we prescribe. Don't try. But if you're going to try, go all the way.

[@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-Student]

I am not religious by typical standards but I found this the other day "Where there is no vision, the people perish." - Proverb 29:18 I hope you can have the strength to believe in a vision because "The Rebellion is built on hope" and without a vision, there is no Rebellion and therefore, no chance of hope.

[@Anthony-qg5hj]

You can die at anytime, don't skip something you want to do because you think you have five more decades to live

[@curiodyssey3867]

Dude. I thought I was the only one. I'm right there with you and fantasize about it constantly

[@cognitivestate9512]

@@illeatthat Thank you for your perspective. Some of the truest words I've heard.

[@RGC_animation]

"Live every day like it's your last." sounds like a great advice and motivational, until you realize that most people probably won't be acting normal on the last day of their lives.

[@camrose306]

Yeah it doesn’t make a lot of sense practically. Statistically speaking the vast majority of us WILL see Tomorrow and the next day so we should start thinking about what we can do today to make our life bette for tomorrow.

[@уяяим]

I would act normal tho

[@MachiriReviews]

Aperture: "Hey babe, what do you want for dinner?" Babe: "I dunno, you choose." Aperture, a few weeks later: "Choice. It's something we'd like to think we all have. In any given situation, the ability to choose can...empower us. But choice can also cause us distress..."

[@samirdevechi8589]

i bet this comment will inspire a future next video lol (assuming the topic hasn't been covered yet)!

[@lucpeters3230]

Lmao

[@GnosticLucifer]

You should watch the illusion of free will. It's his masterpiece

[@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-Student]

Literally the topic of Free Will in philosophy

[@skimmilk8096]

love that aperture's hypothetical partner is just named Babe now

[@Dan-mc7xg]

My wife was diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year. After chemotherapy and radiation, a month ago we were told that it has spread and it will be the cancer that ends her life. We are in that exact situation... We are doing our best to make every moment special. Nothing matters more than my wife's happiness for the remainder of her life!

[@lachlann4335]

I wish you and your wife the best brother. Never let a moment go to waste ❤

[@Dan-mc7xg]

@@lachlann4335 thank you! Your words couldn't be more true, or appreciated! I needed that!

[@angele6274]

This video hit me hard. I will continue to strive and live as true to myself as long as I possibly can

[@RajorshiM]

I survived a stroke a month ago and I am still recovering. Thankfully I made it in time to the hospital and they were able to thrombolyse me. But during the interval when I made a call to the emergency services and was waiting for the ambulance to arrive I went into this state as the video describes. I was brought face to face with my own mortality. I asked myself that if I the ambulance didn't arrive in time, was my life good enough? Whether I am happy with what I have achieved till this point in life? I sort of ended up with two of the regrets mentioned in the video 1. I wish I didn't work so hard and took a break at times 2. I wish I lived my life as I wanted to and not how others wanted me to I at least have realised these two things and will strive to ensure that these two regrets aren't there the next time I'm lying in that situation. I wish everyone else here to have the fortitude to deal with whatever is going on with them. Have a blessed life. PS - I had my stroke the day after my 30th birthday. One day I'm dancing, the next day I'm in ICU. How fast the tables turn....

[@modestynikka]

man, all the effort and time you put into this video is 100% worth it. I'm still young, I'm 14 years old, but because of this video, I thought a little about my friends and the environment I'm in and what I can change to be happier. I remembered some moments that I wish I hadn't done and I will try to learn from it. I will try to live as if I were dying.

[@heroofmalta9158]

Good on you man, use your life while you got it

[@Physicsdaddy]

Be cringe while you still have the chance

[@modestynikka]

@@Physicsdaddy Girl, get a life. I just said what was on my mind.

[@inchy_squeezums]

I just feel like I'm stuck living the same life every day because money is preventing me from living my full potential. I don't need to be rich, but every cent I earn goes to bills just to exist. I don't have money to travel, try new food, buy new books, or to buy camping gear. Anyone else feel this way? Anyone have some real-life, useful advice? I'm starting to lose hope.

[@raghu7174]

Invest in yourselves with employable skills. If your career has growth limitations, do internships in jobs with better potential, that align with your interests and eventually land a job. Get really good at what you're doing, make more money. More money = more time, choices and freedom.

[@RIPDerek20]

I would probably try to get an online degree to either extend my scope or to foster a new career from the degree. Websites like Coursera also offer certificates from prestigious universities like Yale, Duke, Harvard that may give you a boost over your peers.

[@andrewp4666]

Sell drugs

[@carlriis3102]

You don't need to pay these bills to live. You need to pay them to live your current life. You might need to pay the bills in order to be able to keep your job (rent in a certain city or whatever). Idk it all depends. Billions of people live different lives. Some make less money than you but are happier. You need to find a life like that. It's not easy though. No matter what, do something.

[@AAB463]

Don’t give up! You don’t say your age but me too, in my 20s and 30s. Got a better job after moving to a city and then moved back and got a 6 figure job after getting the right kind of experience. Sometimes you have to leave everything you love to make a decent living. It’s not worth it to everyone. Definately get an education in technology or something that’s useful (plumbing, electrician, hair styling, brick laying, etc); it opens amazing doors. There are ways to experience life w/o tons of money but u do need to have some leftover at the end of the month. There are Sister City clubs that greatly reduce the cost of travel. Libraries for books. Hostels for travel. Yard/estate sales or Goodwill (etc) for camping gear. Don’t give up. Have hope, take it a day at a time and go for your dreams.

[@88roosi]

I can not imagine how painful it is to lose such a beautiful human being like Claire Wineland. Its just not fair.

[@CYI3ERPUNK]

that's the thing , we havent lost her , we still have her voice and her words , its now upto us to continue the work

[@raghu7174]

Life is beautiful and meaningful, because of death. Death implies new life, and begets change like dunes in a desert. There are no rules to life; just cherish existence in your terms during your time here. After all, we're just passing by.

[@devx9324]

Great perspective and very well said. I may have to frame those words.

[@kingdribs9286]

The way I see it it's just something I happened to experience. Regardless of how I live my life and how I view my existence I'll ultimately meet the same end. Whether it's after going through tons of pain or a fulfilling existence is insignificant in the long run

[@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-Student]

This was beautifully written. Well done.

[@_shadow_1]

I honestly think I would choose to go out on my own terms if I knew I had something like this. Of course I would say goodbye to everyone, but death would literally be all I would be thinking about and I wouldn't want to spend my last days with that deadline looming over everything I do.

[@twisted1800]

I've been fighting my cancer for 7 years now , my cancer is called Multiple myeloma, it's a blood cancer that destroys your bones, and I feel my time is running out really fast, honestly I'm scared, I go to sleep at night thinking what will happen when my eyes finally close forever. 😢 it's then that you regret working so hard for so little, the time u lost with loved ones u can't get back. It's terrifying knowing the end is so close. I tell all of u. Enjoy life, put aside the petty things, call ur mom or dad, sister, brother, friend and tell them how much u love them, or just call them to hear there voice on the phone or better yet. Pay them a visit, give them a big hug and tell them how much u miss and love them, take a walk in the park or beach, go see a good movie with someone special. Buy yourself something nice, go for nice walks alone or again with someone close, do things that make you feel good, volunteer to help animals or other fighters like yourself. But stay away from all the petty stuff, dying is very scary. At least for me it is, but I can't stop it, I just hope I wake up again somewhere nice and peaceful, I hope that the other side there is good , not evil. I hope u all live your lives to the fullest as life goes by so so fast, it's almost unfair. Reach out to ur family, make that simple call to ur loved ones and tell them u love them, u will thank me for it. May god bless u all.😢

[@bartamannapit2289]

Please don't get discouraged if you are getting less views. Your every single video is amazing, you put all you effort and time in it. You are an amazing person. Please take care of yourself. And keep on posting new videos☺️ We love you❤️

[@fanus8655]

Since last month, i can't stop thinking to myself "maybe tommorow i'll die.." Don't get me wrong, i'm not depressed or sad or suicidal, my life's been fun, it's just that i think i accept death if it comes knocking tommorow.

[@ashhuman2412]

I can relate to this very much. I have done so much in my life already that I would not and could not be sad or upset that my time has come to an end, if considered short by average standards. I have accepted it and I am ready whenever nature decides it is my time.

[@h_r7708]

I would click the like button but it says 42 (The answer to life, the universe and everything) I'm ready

[@Daily_1percent]

@@h_r7708 now 43

[@h_r7708]

@@Daily_1percent I guess I can press the like button now. 🙂

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

IN order to live like you are dying you need to take out all the distractions like social media and stuff. The hard part is identifying these distracitons.

[@alanh2820]

Oh the irony

[@Igami_No_Io]

Hm, It has been a while since I used social media. And for some reason, I feel mundane, and empty. I don't know why, but my will to create art also diminishes. I feel, numb?

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

@@alanh2820 I know realized while writing it. Social media is just an example it’s anything that keeps us from going after our dreams and reaching once in awhile

[@alanh2820]

Right. No offense intended. It’s nice to plug into the matrix every now and then if it helps you learn new things. The key is balance, no?

[@maobizubiwa]

@@alanh2820 quite obviously it must be. Considering that I'm pretty sure all of us/ 99% of us have at some point in time eaten way too much candy, and can most likely remember such an experience well. The trouble is, probably about 90-95% of us still do eat way too much candy, just slightly slower and a bit more periodically than we did that time we remember... X}

[@DavidHenryChamberlain]

My uncle died in November 2022 from brain cancer. Thanks for everything you told me all those years ago. ~Vallabh Kudva, 11/26/2022

[@DavidHenryChamberlain]

The White person's happiness cannot be purchased by the Black person's misery.

[@littlerusty7987]

I decided to end my life before New Year, So currently I'm living to my full potential and trying to do everything I ever wanted to.

[@mrtoastbrot6989]

122 days till new year

[@baconjakin4442]

hey man, if you ever want to talk about what you’re going through, just respond to this and we can talk

[@winklesen]

dude there's so many games and good movie that comes out next year. just wait a little bit longer lol

[@MardrukZeiss]

Don`t let death control your life. You will never know all what could be in the world of tomorrow and all would be lost if you take your own life.

[@vladis4]

Immortal pill coming in 2023

[@benjamina3351]

I think that I am at the point where I accept death, due to a high level of depression. I feel like if I were to somehow die right now, I think I would be happy with it because eternal nothingness is better than suffering like this. I hate that I think this way...

[@jessesavolainen5940]

I know everything seems pointless right now and you feel like that but trust me it does get better. Life is worth living and experiencing. And I don't say that just to throw it out there. I struggled very long to find meaning in life and thought everything just led to another useless resut. Gradually with time though i began to enjoy the so-called little things again. There is just something so powerful about simply talking to a new person for example or going out with some old friends or talking to your family if you're lucky enough to have one that is loving. It will take time but you'll get your chance to love life and also be loved.

[@scottking6898]

@@jessesavolainen5940 bro you didn't have to say all that to him, I think it's very nice of you, well done man👏

[@scottking6898]

Things get better, take it small steps at a time, the smallest things matter the most sometimes, like appreciating peace and quiet when it's calm, appreciating the happy moments in your life and remembering them, cherishing them, try not to pick the easy options, in fact you should pick the options that will benefit you eventually in the length of your life.... I know it feels like there are no happy moments in your life rn and that's because scientifically most people remember negative moments much better and more vividly .. all In all make the good moments count. have a good life and good luck.

[@mimo-bine]

@@jessesavolainen5940 wow, thank you for saying this. it helped me

[@AAB463]

I agree with Jesse. Love is absolutely healing. Our societies really do need something besides churches in which to bond with others. If there were more federal volunteer activities that taught skills, I think it could really turn some lives around.

[@harshaasiwal2540]

i am living like I am dying, atleast better than many, because I am watching this video and listening to this calming voice pondering over life. Best channel ever :)

[@dwightalexander2648]

This video hits me hard, since it reminds me of my mom who got afflicted by a degenerative brain disease. It took her body 5 years to slowly degenerate to the point where she can't even control her own body, being near on a vegetative state. But before she died she said something to me and my sibblings, and it may sound kinda cliche, " to enjoy our lives and do the things we want to do now while we're still able, so once we look back on our dying days, we won't have any regrerts"( tho it isn't really what she said word for word, but her point is there)...

[@patrickstar686]

If I live like I'll die soon then I would never try to accomplish any long term goals: No Investing, no going to college / studying, no learning new stuff to be better at what I do, and no new relationships. If everyone lives like that humankind will never move ahead in any way, we'll just stay where we are now. This dosnt seem desirable at all...

[@thebandofbastards4934]

Yea, I've thought about living my life like it's my last one and just like you I've realized it's inherent contradiction in relation to the future.

[@Hotlux66_]

I'm loosing my sight and my hearing and I am just 38 years old. I'm getting surgery in September, but if my surgery is unsuccessful I might die anytime and maybe loose my sight and hearing before then,. I dont know what is worst, loosing my senses or loosing my life. I am already expirincing cognitive decline, I am loosing my self. I cant even write my thoughts as good as I did once. But is a wierd feeling to know I can die as soon as 2 years from now.

[@Igami_No_Io]

I'm always trying to live like I'm dying. But it's so hard to do it for some reason. Even though I try so hard to think so, but to no avail.

[@salomonik721]

It's very difficult to fully stay in that state of mind . Once you get back in the mundane routine. The time I felt this feeling the most was after when I my brother past away . It was extreme shift of the reality I knew. I didn't know how to word what I felt and i thought depression was a choice . Well i imploded .... I overdosed not long after My wife at the time ... left me the day after. So I moved to a new city alone and literally didn't know anyone there. That feeling of not belonging but and also starting completely fresh. Was a powerful feeling. The depression was a lot worse but it was a blessing a fuel and honesty best feeling I've ever felt. I met my fiance in that city and couldn't be more grateful. I got to see what I'm made of and got to see the true value of "suffering". (Sorry for my sloppy writing. I am Currently at work and quickly commented a portion of my experience).

[@Igami_No_Io]

@@salomonik721 I see..I suppose I have yet to reach and see the point of suffering. I wonder when I will feel my turning point. Perhaps it isn't far. (Also, the writing looks fine to me, thank you for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it and I hope you have a nice day, good luck at work.)

[@dajdasdq]

@@salomonik721 you’re incredible

[@lawrencemccaskill1544]

As an African American male in my early 20's, I often ask myself the same question every day I leave the house. "Will this be the day I die?" It makes me hyper-vigilant to an extent that I'm sometimes paranoid, the car following me for 3.5 minutes, a customer at work getting angry and pulling a gun on me because I can't sell him alcohol as his ID is expired, a minor stumble that I can't regain my balance from. After I discovered stoicism through this channel and dove deeper into the subject of mortality, it left me with a sense of humility that I've forgotten. All death seems to be is both chance and calculation of likelihood. You look like this, come from this background, grew up in this area, under these conditions, met these people, and act like this so here's the percentage of you surviving to the average life span of a human male or female. The reality is, I could die typing this right now and no one would ever get the message. I could die walking outside in a relatively safe neighborhood after getting stung or bitten by a highly poisonous insect or arachnid. This realization made me realize that safety is an illusion created by the human mind for the purpose of finding a way to let our heartbeats calm down. Think about it, that feeling when you first leave the house to when you get back. When you leave you feel exposed, you only have your wits and your possessions. When you get home, you feel a sense of relief. You don't have to worry about someone you walk past harming you or a car hitting you. If your house is clean enough, you don't have to worry about insects because you know they weren't there before you left. But then you feel a little pinch on your arm, slap it to find a mosquito that followed you through the door, let it go for sometime, go to your next checkup, and find out you have malaria that's progressed too far. This all may have happened because your ring finger is longer than the average males so your blood flow attracted the mosquito. These are just numbers that we feel as though we need to live by. In reality, I've learned that it's best to do what you want for the day unapologetically. If it brings some gratification to your life, then do it even if it's temporary. When you die, you can either remember those little moments where you slept a little longer after a rough day instead of putting in that job application, or going on a wonderful vacation after putting time into a career you've fallen in love with. If I slept in my grandfather would always tell me, "You can't waste a day." What that would translate to is, "You're not being successful enough to live the life I imagined you living." Or, "You aren't doing what I imagined you'd be doing today." If you want to dedicate a day to sleeping, do it. If you want to dedicate a day to hard work, do it. If you want to masturbate all day long, do it. Go out and have some fun, go for it. Your days may be limited, but they are yours. As far as terminal illness goes, life is by far the most deadly with a 100% mortality rate, and we're all diagnosed.

[@Tiaranachellee]

That last sentence totally blew my mind 🤯 im writing that down

[@ok_lol.]

Damn honestly made me think so much 💀

[@Topeydopey]

The news just broke, you now have the rest of the week to live your life, no one else knows this nor will acknowledge it, everything goes on normally. Now is the perfect time to resolve any loose ends, fulfill any wishes, say anything that needs saying. Live the rest of your week however you like it, just be sure to make it count because time is running out.

[@mrinaalbanerjee]

The best thing about Your videos is that they make me think

[@reesespieces8173]

All these inspirational speeches and videos about the inevitability of death are great and all but how can we reconcile that, at a global and universal scale, our lives most certainly are meaningless. Outside of our social circle and society, our lives inherently lack meaning. Even doing great things while alive is only meaningful to you while you live and perhaps to others when you're dead. But after you die, it all meant nothing anyway. You're gone. Forever. What's the point of living like you're dying if you will die anyway? Your great deeds won't mean anything to you. Your love and happiness won't mean anything. Once the lights go out, they stay out. So what motivation is there to do things I'll remember if memory itself will cease to exist eventually? Death is too final and permanent to add meaning to Life. Death doesn't motivate, it demotivates. People only say it motivates because it sounds nice and it helps cope with mortality. Sentient beings NEED to find comfort and silver linings in grim situations. Even create them if they don't exist. Watch a gazelle get attacked by a group of lions or hyenas. You can literally see the moment they just give up. Lack of sentience removes the motivation. Sentience creates motivation. Motivation is a construct of a complex mind. A coping mechanism. It doesn't naturally exist because beings, left to nature without self awareness, do not have motivation. Uncomplex minds don't have motivation. So, in the grim unfortunate reality, Life only has meaning because we assign meaning to it. It doesn't have inherent meaning. If there really is no Afterlife, as the current evidence seems to suggest, then Life cannot have meaning since it will end forever at some point anyway. What's 80-90 years in the face 100 trillion? The Universe is a cold, dark place void of empathy or hope. What is the point? No one can answer because no one knows. But to fool ourselves into thinking there's inherent meaning is unhelpful. It's a nice lie to comfort ourselves. There is no comfort. There is no meaning unless there is an Afterlife but there probably isn't one. If Life and Consciousness end permanently one day then there simply is no meaning at all. Life can only have meeting if it is eternal.

[@Elitegama2]

Life is about going into the unknown and experiencing new things. Imagine if humanity said life is meaningless and we all died tomorrow via mass suicide. Or imagine if humanity continued on becoming masters of the universe and traversing space time and creating planets. Now we might still die after doing all that, but isn't it at least worth it to see how far we can go?

[@gamerrex5940]

wow. I think about it in this way- In the end, nothing matters. But it's not the end yet.

[@shiwaz1594]

This is my philosophy aswell. And, ironically, realizing it did not demotivate me but set me free instead. Why do i do anything? Well, for me.

[@Waffles4903]

Claire's story is one we should all take to heart. Her wisdom continues to help so many people worldwide. I hope she's well, wherever or whatever she is.

[@Tom-hw4bt]

This video is just what I needed.

[@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-Student]

This was great! I'm currently doing a Philosophy paper at University and we have a few questions coming up on happiness (Is it all that matters?) and death so I'll be sure to share it when we get to those questions!

[@applejuice6459]

I've thought about death a lot. I am content with it. It is natural and I've accepted it. If I had only a little while to live I would tell my family how much they mean to me. I would tell my friends how much I appreciate them. I would tell my best friend how much I love her and how lucky I am to have met her.

[@william2058]

Maybe the key (in terms of treating people) is not to live like you're dying but to live like the people you are closest to and value most are dying, as if it's their last day and not yours, and they don't know this but you do. Not too in depth obviously but thinking about it you would treat them so much better than you would on any other normal day. You would want them to smile, enjoy your presence, laugh, get excited, feel joy, cause they don't know this but you do, they're living their last day today and you would want your last moments with them to be amazing for them and for you, and so you would treat them with so much more happy pure loving emotion than you would of on a normal day/mindset. Perception is incredibly powerful and if you can find this mindset regularly enough and bring that level of joy and happiness to the moments you live with people you would surely feel incredibly happy yourself and your relationships with those you love would flourish. Just a random thought while watching the vid and then reading comments..... ....Watched a vid earlier abt a Navy Seal who goes after terrorists or very bad people and he would frame those he needs to kill as malfunctioning robots, that he doesn't care why this person does that they do or what made the person do what they do but just that they are malfunctioning robots and they need to be switched off and just by changing your perspective into that mindset it's suddenly so much easier to kill someone and removes all the hatred you might feel for the person you are abt to kill and instead it's just as simple as a malfunctioning robot which needs to be switched off. That just highlighted the power of perspective to me and how you can gain incredible control and power over situations if you find the right perspective to put them in.

[@5OVEREIGN999]

“You 🫵 are not the main character, But that doesn’t mean you can’t Become one”

[@nuclearburger8426]

Ty ❤

[@Muovipullo]

I wouldn't be happy if I would die right now, but I wouldn't be sad about that either. Even though I live everyday like I'm dying, there's so much to do, live, experience, that one can't experience it all. And if you somehow could, new things will always come, and one can't experience them all.

[@ThePurificator69420]

i am not terminally ill, and never experienced any of this before. But i live my life the best i can, and, to be honest, if i would die today, i would not be sad.

[@Dave-hx6sb]

This was definitely an eye opener! Very well done! Thank you.

[@Anarcath]

If I were to find out I had a week or a month to live, I wouldn't do anything differently. I'd go about my daily life as usual, not because my life is so interesting and meaningful, because it's not; It's boring and meaningless. If I could live my life over again, I'd do everything differently only because why not? But at this point, I'd take a deep breath and exist as I've always done. The thing is, I've lived in the moment too much, the dream of many. I exist in its most raw form. I simply am. Most have never understood this about me. I have never had ambitions, nor desires except wanting to belong, but never did. I am radically free not because I make something out of my suffering or live every moment to the fullest, whatever that means. I am radically free because I am aware of my mortality every waking moment, even while I sleep. It's as if I'm drowning in my own existence. We are a species of death as Nietzsche once wrote. To be or not to be. I see no difference. But I find it strange that I think I've lived a full life.

[@kirksolon]

Tbh. Most people would have a 10feet distance away from you. You seem very boring and dull. Maybe deal with some of you last trauma and do something worth wild.

[@Salim-jy2vo]

I just now realised that I can listen to this as a podcast while I do my chores. Sir you just gained a subscriber

[@illeatthat]

I have lived, and I have no regrets. I will die and have no regrets. If you regret - then live as if you have none, make peace or resolve. We will all die. Find comfort in the unchangeable.

[@helioespinoza7444]

I am dying and the worst part is that it's taking too long, I believe that everything is good for us and death is a rest from the hell we must endure

[@duckeydave3603]

Every day since 4 years ago I have tried to live as though I only had a month left. There are good and bad things that will happen. Yes you can truly appreciate every aspect of life, however if you are alone, time becomes brutal.

[@greendude0420]

I’ve never remembered any Ted Talks other than hers, and tbh when I think back on it I still shed a tear for how much more she could’ve given the world

[@usernoneofyourbusiness]

Aperture, this is my favourite video so far.

[@juanmacias5922]

I've had a few ego deaths in my life, and never do I feel more alive. I think it's time for another.

[@kinanhamwi]

If you try to enjoy every single moment, every breath, every experience, then there wont be any regrets or fear of death, you would welcome death as another amazing experience to be had but in the meantime get the most experience out of the time you are able to record these.

[@scr4932]

But you can't force enjoyment.

[@kinanhamwi]

@@scr4932 you are right, perhaps I was wrong with using the term "enjoy", meant living every moment to the fullest, no matter how good or bad it is, just living and feeling through every moment without noise from thoughts Easy to say, but takes a bit of training to apply constantly

[@scr4932]

@@kinanhamwi Yes, living life to the fullest is the better way to put it and it really is easier said than done. The large period of stagnation in my life is the one I regret the most and the regret is what motivates me to get out of my comfort zone even if I don't expect any happiness.

[@giselletdc1871]

It's hard for me to ignore how much the world suck! Impossible to be truly happy being surrounded by suffering, unless I was a psicopata, a narcisist or a parasite.

[@nicholaskoenig3106]

Enjoy this moment. Workout like the fighter you are. Run a 100 miler. Climb that mountain. Love like your life depends on it! We're ALL-IN on this life...and its going to kill you (much too soon). Breathe in the air...and hold it.

[@jessetorres8738]

Rewatching this video hits a lot differently after my grandfather died from a brain tumor last month.

[@bqrre]

Thank you for this, this made me reflect very deep on many things. A lot of stress lately, haven't been breathing from the stomach for a long while. Wrote some things up and put in my door actually. Thank you man

[@Samurai_X_Batman]

can you plz share what you wrotr if its not personal

[@stranger9726]

I was literally crying after watching this 👏

[@pom9084]

This video really hit hard because I actually had this situation with both my dad & grandmother my grandmother was too far gone with cancer it was too late & dad only had months or a year left to live the conversation was extremely hard to have one thing is I never got to ask them what their biggest regret was I now wonder what they would have said . Now that both have past away & I’m still alive with memories of them my biggest regret was I wish I had more time even if it was just a bit more time with both of them I would take it I wish I didn’t have my own responsibilities so I could have spent that time with them if I knew that this would be my biggest regret I would have instantly dropped everything to be with them so I hope anyone reading this & is or going to be in a similar situation is able to spend more time with them.

[@grace7961]

Do not aviod sadness, enjoy the beauty in this world when you have it

[@arthurarinze5037]

Wow love your content very interesting

[@arthurarinze5037]

❤️❤️

[@notsure1920]

"Living like your dying" is a dangerous thing to say to some, my bucket list would look more like a hit list

[@self-inflictedphilosophy]

Things do not necessarily happen for the best. However, we can make the best out of things that happen. It turns out that life is less about getting what we want and more about making the best of what we get. We make the best of what we get by becoming adept at adapting; by transforming pain into Professor, misfortune into Information, and tragedy into Transcendence.

[@CaptainSoapMacTavish]

5:25 - 7:15 This guy's Background music source is still a mystery as the mystery of what happens inside a Black Hole

[@k.cthedogofficialtheog]

Quick question for you guys: Would you rather die right now or live forever and when the solar system dies, your still alive, floating in the space?

[@ayanwdev]

right freaking now

[@ohgoosey6233]

Without a doubt, right now. First of all I don't want to lose, every time again and again, the people I dearly love. And the last thing I want is having to see my 'future' children pass away sooner than I do. I've lost my brother 2 years ago at an age of 21. For my parents, losing a child, is the worst feeling / grief on earth

[@_shadow_1]

Well only the second option allows me to see what is on the inside of a black hole...

[@takeuchi5760]

I would pass on both the things, but if I had to choose, living forever is what I'd choose as people I care for and who care for me would have to see me die, that was likely the only reason I was able to get through times I was suicidal. And as close to hell as living forever alone might be, dying right now and not having lived is worse.

[@k.cthedogofficialtheog]

For me it’s prob live forever first I can still regret it when i chose the second one but the first one, I can’t even regret my decision PLUS regretting isn’t always a bad thing

[@MnM008]

I had kidney stones once during my undergrad years and it hurt like hell as if someone is playing with a knife inside your body and you can't do nothing about it.. during that time I realised the importance of pursuing my only dream of becoming a sportsperson but once doc put painkiller in my ass and the pain is gone i didn't pursue it..that was 9 years back

[@michaelcueva530]

"In the bleak midwinter..." as one character in a series would say, as a symbol of being ready to let go, all of what is material in this world and finally die.

[@bookcursory]

This channel deserves millions of subscribers ❤

[@sincerelyspazz]

How I wish to reach this point, the point of seeing life as an experience. One day I hope to just live life without any looming anxiety or care for what others think

[@ericwaweru4043]

In a way the experience of death seems subjective maybe after the intial delivery of the news our reactions may be similar probably shock but after a few hours the experiences fragment. Few people in the world may experience multiple near death experiences in their lifetimes and this experiences will probably differ from each other.

[@Chlef]

i just found out my grandpa is on his deathbed, and then i open youtube and this is the first thing i see 😭

[@awaisvoice2]

Exceptional

[@0xnpctim]

One of the best videos I have watched this year.

[@justindeloach6732]

These videos are always so deep, makes me reflect and think of my inner self.

[@georgepeios]

I literally got goosebumps from Claire's words

[@nooraldeen6429]

There’s a saying in Islam by Imam Ali: (This is a literal translation as I am not a native) Work for this world as if you will live forever, and work for the hereafter as if you will die tomorrow. Despite the religious context in which this saying was told, we can also imply it in simply death being (and therefore hereafter) the ultimate truth that whether or not we lived our lives in a meaningful way

[@deskmat9874]

you still cant do some things when you live like you are dying because when you are actually dying what you do has no consenquences to you

[@iamaryasharma]

I was thinking of Clair, that her story fits exactly in this video. And right after you did mention her ❤️... She is the 1 out of 9 people, i follow on instagram. She is no more, but she reminds me to be grateful for everything, no matters what you have or not. Cause there's someone out there who's living in 1000X Times more pain and in terrible situation than you & me

[@treich1234]

Death is like being approached by the ol Lone Ranger. When within reach, dare to pull his mask off. He’ll thank you for your courage to see just how handsome he really is.

[@MrKIMBO345]

As a someone who survived from stroke, this hurts as we are tryings to make a better experience.

[@briandowers9486]

I say, yes. Yes to every moment of fear and ecstasy. Yes to every moment. Whatever it is, I’m here right now.

[@marcusaurelius8030]

claire pretty much came to the same conclusion as I did "the happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts"

[@tenzinlhoden]

Great video as always, keep it up!

[@DieFourSwag]

i usually joke around a lot but damn this video genuinely impacted me and i want to stick with this knowledge I've gained from it and actually use it

[@shanebruce3997]

This was one of your best

[@iregretit6376]

What i really want before i die is to help as many people as i can and make them happier. I wont be ashamed when i reach the gate. Seeing a smile that i made makes me happy And i believe everyone is the same

[@kyle_decarlo]

Love these videos man. Always such an introspective and thought provoking experience.

[@mjmarokane]

Always ready for new content🛎❤

[@emiel333]

Food for thought 💭 Great ❤ video, as always.

[@bunbynoy]

Read my other comments on this channel.... I've died a handful of times over the course of my time here in this body. I know deep in my body I'm not going to live to see triple digits and I wouldn't WANT to live to see triple digits with my memonries and with body in this condition at TWENTY years old, I just cannot bear the feeling of the reality knowing that it's just going to keep getting worse as I progress through time in this body. As this is so however I suppose that makes sense why I am so comfortable talking about and asking other people these questions so casually. Beautiful demonstration of the thoughts of a person that is on the verge of making their bodies another statistic. I'm happy and comfortable loving life as it is beautiful and still am weak to hardship as I was born in to it and know how to navigate my mind through it... not so well how to fight it.

[@Samurai_X_Batman]

damn bro

[@dhaltonmiller1215]

I can't believe family has not been mentioned yet. They are the most important thing on your death bed. I would regret not having a family if i died today..

[@rhouser1280]

“Livin like Larry”

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thank you so much for the wisdom

[@norma8686]

The problem is that what I imagine I want from life, could not turn out how I expect it to be, then I'd be disappointed. Expectations and reality don't always go together.

[@sejuanni9702]

Act on it you will never regret failing but you gonna regret not trying and just dreaming about it

[@soniczforever5470]

I live in a place where I have been banned go out on country walks and now use a hand fan after a devastating seizure. Im dying of anorexia and dont really care. My nephew got his puzzle and I wrote my will. Im in hospital for crashing blood pressure and I have no wish to ever return again as im badly treated as im not living anymore. The way I'm being treated is wrong.

[@Vai_Waix]

This was a very thought provoking video. Something about this video felt different from the rest of your videos. All in all great video

[@ChaosAbsurdity]

I always thought that “live like you’re dying” meant just living your life the best you can and getting the most of it. You know… do a bunch of the things we’re always afraid to do for whatever reason. No regrets. Because as far as I’m concerned, we only live one life, so we should make the most of it. And sure, technically speaking, nothing that happens in our lives will matter after death (unless you believe in an afterlife), but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t live it to the fullest. Actually, it gives you more of a reason to. Because the odds of you existing are next to nothing. The chances of your parents meeting… certain parts of their DNA mixing in just the right way to make you. This is the one thing that makes me think everyone is just really special and unique. So yeah! Basically have fun with your life while you can, before it’s too late and you regret not doing things. This is my take on “live like you’re dying”.

[@maxeezy5318]

why do u have so few views, ur vids are amazing and unique

[@amirbahalegharn365]

I'VE lived like i'm dying soon...but the thoughts, the philosophy of approaching meanings and life all are sweet dream but looked upon as it it's out of reach for people...humans can't escape from the prison of their mindset and the things they have lived so far with from cultures to life or day routines. unless we redefine and redesign and reinvent things and words and meanings and life, from jobs to money to rights to collective quick act on matters that means the most, we can't go where everyone is easygoing with death question and life meaningfulness even if it's only lasting for a while and not for years or decades

[@olivlogs187]

My favorite video so far.

[@KingofWorms277]

That Clare story brought tears to my eyes. Good fucking job Clair! You did everything you where put on this earth to do.

[@Minecraft-ue7ux]

“Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If Death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? Long time men lay oppressed with slavish fear. Religious tyranny did domineer. At length the mighty one of Greece Began to assent the liberty of man.”

[@XaviCuriel]

❤️ thank you Aperture

[@nicole9647]

I love your philosophical videos so much!

[@Sephiro1701]

I noticed you use more and more closeup shots from Eyes, I know many people who are a bit creeped out because of these moments. I know you use that as a "windows to the soul" or "selfreflection" but i think showing a bit more of the face can have that same meaning without the creepyness. Big fan of your videos :)