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What makes your life well-lived? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by investorsexchange@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When you get to the end of your life, old and tired, and you look back on all the things you did and time you spent, what will make you say: yes, I did well and it was all worth it?

Put another way, if you have an extra hour tomorrow with nothing planned, what could you do with yourself to later say: I’m glad I did that? What if you have an unplanned day? Or a week? Does how you use that time change? Would the choice of how to use that time be more or less deliberate, depending on how long you have? Does that choice define you as a person?

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I try not to worry about having a legacy, and don't think dead people have the same priorities as living people. Being nice and taking the time to listen to people is what I think has made the most difference in the world so far. If I had only one hour left I'd call all my kids. If I had only a few months left & would be healthy for it, I'd travel around the world.

[–] investorsexchange@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good answer. Do you call your kids now? Do you travel now?

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Some are still young at at home, most are in town, a few are farther away, we text more than talk but stay close.

Travel, no, sadly many kids means less money! We do have a vacation at least every other year but usually nearby.

If I have changed even one life of a stranger in a way that helped them, I'm happy with my life.