#99: End-of-Life Planning (PART 3)

【Love is Heart & Soul】
What we truly hope for in our own end-of-life planning: to devote the precious remaining time engaging in positive actions that will make our last moments in life as fulfilling as they can be.
 
That is, expressing our deepest gratitude to our loved ones; spending a meaningful time with those who we care about.
 
It’s about smiling and laughing together. And reminiscing about the past joys together. Sometimes, it’s about navigating through our heartfelt feelings together, often in tears.
 
In so doing, even as our own end-of-life approaches, we’re able to make even more new “Memories with our loved ones.”
 
Moreover, what we truly hope for is to help advance happiness for all, one person at a time. By giving back to this vast world what it gave to us, while we honestly face those who are simply born into hardships through no fault of their own.
 
To do so, we must deeply engage our minds on what we can do, then take action on them, while at the same time communicating with our loved ones on our thoughts/actions.
 
By all means, quietly taking action on our own is fine; infinitely better than no action at all. There’s no doubt about that.
 
In fact, some believe that “Doing good deeds” means to do good for others quietly; almost in secret. Others tend to obsess on this idea of “quietly,” which is considered a virtue, particularly in certain cultures such as in Japan.
 
Furthermore, some may equate “Speaking of our own good deeds” to a “Self-glorification.” Almost like bragging. We can show a certain degree of understanding to such interpretation.
 
Nonetheless, we must not lose sight of the great importance of communicating with as many people as we can on what actions we’ve taken to date, and what actions we’re going to take from now on, all driven by what thoughts.
 
Truth be told, this is critically important in order to help advance happiness for all, across the world.
 
Especially, when we acknowledge our own arrogance in just doing things solo, shunning a team effort. Particularly, when we admit the limitations to actions taken alone without the collaborative spirit.
 
And above all, when we honestly face the terrible truth that an overwhelming number of us in this world are in real need of help, even right at this moment.
 
Then, we come to realize the great importance in encouraging as many people to join this effort to help advance happiness for all. We can’t do it alone because we’re all in it together. 8 billion of us humans, plus all other living beings.
 
Despite some may choose to believe we’re bragging; even if others may be put off by hearing what they didn’t want to hear. In spite of realizing all that, it’s more important to communicate as best we can, to encourage others to join in on this meaningful effort, than staying quiet in secret.
 
What’s more, it also serves to make known that these efforts are ordinary actions taken by ordinary people within our reach; not some kind of an extraordinary action only undertaken by a select few living afar.
 
As we prepare for our final moments in life, we must try our best to relinquish the fixation reserved only for our own.
 
We must try our best to extend the same “Kindness for our family” to others in real need of help as well.
 
In our end-of-life planning, what’s of utmost importance is to take action that connects us heart-to-heart and soul-to-soul, with our loved ones, and with everyone in the world.

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