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What would you do with 6 months?
A good friend of mine was recently undergoing some serious medical tests and it made me think of my own mortality. What would I do if I knew that I only had 6 months to live? Who would I call? Would I do the things I always wanted to do? Just stay home and cry all day? Pray more? Spend all of my money? Give it all away to my family or particular causes?
What would you do with 6 months to live?
What would you do with 6 months to live?
Comments on this journal
Peace
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 596:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's pleasure and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew."
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 1:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "(The performance of) 'Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise."
Volume 3, Book 28, Number 45:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever performs Hajj to this House (Ka'ba) and does not approach his wife for sexual relations nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will come out as sinless as a newly-born child. (Just delivered by his mother)."
Does that still apply if it's your 3rd Haj ?
So if there is one thing that I guess I would like to ensure before I did, because as Allah may have it, I may not even know I have 6 months, I hope I am able to really ?know? my loved ones and appreciate them every day. Compassion really goes a long way, and I can only hope that I at least appreciate those around me that have blessed my life. It may sound simple, but truly, they will be the ones that attest our existancewhen we exit this life?
In my opinion, living every day like I was going to die would make everything far too tactical and kill the strategic thinking sometimes necessary to succeed. Living with my parents is great for 6 months, but the next 50 years may wear a bit on both of us... ;)
Peace
As for my adoptive parents, I prefer to live my life very independently but that would change if I was dying. My mother's constant doting would not seem like an intrusion as much as her trying to enjoy my company in my last days. I guess I should adopt that perspective now, huh? Living on your own your whole life is a tough habit to break, but I'm working on it, Coco!
What about your answer? What would you do?
Other things I would do are as follows:
- sell everything I won't need and move in with my parents in order to maximize time with family
- make hajj, if possible
- visit my sister in Egypt to see my 8 nieces and nephews
- determine how much money I need for the six months and my burial and then give away the rest to my family
- finish my book or have someone write it for me
- pray as much as possible
- memorize as much of the Quran as possible
- visit with my friends at least once more each to express my appreciation for their friendship