Carpe diem...living and loving a terminal illness called Life

I find myself in a contemplative mood today, especially when a friend I speak with rarely but respect abundantly shared this quotation with me:

“Think of life as a terminal illness. If you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived. Well, you can learn all those things out there if you get a real life -- a full life, a professional life. But (pay heed to) another life too -- life of love and laughs. And a connection to other human beings.

Just keep your eyes and ears open...(Welcome to life)...The classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end. No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office.”

To this I say, "Well said". To this I add, "Every man will sooner or later (better sooner than later) wish he has lived and loved more. Everyone will yearn to know God, and having known God, love Him. Not just because He loves us first; He IS Love.”

We are a disease; we are how we live. God cures us. For this, I am deeply humbled and thankful.