I have a limited time to live, how should I spend my time?

I am so sorry for you. That really sucks.

Maybe find a way to help someone who is also vulnerable, like a kid or an elderly person. Maybe that's dumb or maybe you don't feel up to that, but it might give you some peace. The benefits of your help will ripple out and probably last a long time, which could be comforting.

I wish you the best, and hope that you continue to feel well for a good while longer.

DudeBroMan wrote:

Bro: we're all in the same situation. The next month/day/hour/minute of our lives are not guaranteed.

The best thing you can do is not listen to these religious nuts and be present with yourself, your family, and your friends.

There is no fantasy man in the sky or a horned devil in fire waiting to burn you forever.

This life is all you will ever have. Live accordingly.

Well said. I agree.

If you don't have any estate to give, take out much as possible and credit cards and live a little. Eat well. See things. Whatever that fancies you.

Not totally insane - certified wrote:

Weird to think about wrote:

Do you ever ponder your legacy. The mark you have made in this world?

Only megalomaniacs care about a "legacy". Some of them have done terrible things to the world in a quest to control their "legacy". You know their names, no need to repeat them here.

Normal people understand that the future has no room for sentimentality. Live your best life now and leave the future to the ones who will inhabit it. Let them determine what is important to themselves.

No I strongly disagree. Your legacy has noting to do with what people think about you or what you have done. You legacy is about what you have actually done and whether you made a positive impact. Whether people know about what you have done or not is irrelevant.

I think at the end this is very important.

Slo-Jo wrote:

I am so sorry for you. That really sucks.

Maybe find a way to help someone who is also vulnerable, like a kid or an elderly person. Maybe that's dumb or maybe you don't feel up to that, but it might give you some peace. The benefits of your help will ripple out and probably last a long time, which could be comforting.

I wish you the best, and hope that you continue to feel well for a good while longer.

Don't feel sorry for me because we are all in the same situation, the time span might be different ,but we are all in the same situation. We are all as you say, "vulnerable".

You have a limited of time to live too. Life is not forever.

Weird to think about wrote:

thank you, I do pray and I do believe but I haven't given my life To God. I value my worldly possessions too much even knowing they are useless in the afterlife.

I understand. Jesus loves you in spite of your sins. You should know that. It’s the most important thing!

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:38-39‬ ‭NIV‬‬

DudeBroMan wrote:

Bro: we're all in the same situation. The next month/day/hour/minute of our lives are not guaranteed.

The best thing you can do is not listen to these religious nuts and be present with yourself, your family, and your friends.

There is no fantasy man in the sky or a horned devil in fire waiting to burn you forever.

This life is all you will ever have. Live accordingly.

Except this does make a difference in decisions of the types of products you invest in, spending more for longevity in directions where you anticipate more.

I also avoid trans fats and drugs while someone with a short-term deadline has less or nothing to worry about in those.

We also might save money for different purposes.

ramrod mcstevens wrote:

Crystal meth and lube

Honestly, the word of strong stimulants supposedly surpasses any other artificial rush, by more than us sober people can imagine. I have heard from convincing sources.

Probably the best direction for reckless indulgence involves something like this.

I think I would prefer helping people I care about or doing good, reflecting and making arrangements with people who support me than dying in a rest stop in New Mexico coming down from injecting hard drugs with a 40. I think.

Moo Goo wrote:

If you don't have any estate to give, take out much as possible and credit cards and live a little. Eat well. See things. Whatever that fancies you.

Yes, I agree with Mr. Goo.

A similar question was brought up many years ago in an artists message board. If an asteroid was going to strike earth in a couple of years and probably kill everyone, would you still paint? All the comments came back that they would continue doing their painting! I was surprised. With such a short future horizon, you would think people would shift priorities. I mean, what's the point of making pictures if there won't be any future? When my dad was pretty far along with lung problems, I took him out to a beautiful natural scenic location, expecting him to respond like he usually did. Nope. Didn't care. Such appreciation of earthly beauty was only for the living, those whose future extended far enough out that its end could be ignored. My take on all this is that life has no purpose, no lasting effect, that after a generation or two nobody gives a rip. All values derive from the illusion of a future. When the future is forseeably gone, nothing is important. Nothing takes priority. Nothing going on is any more a "living it up 'til the very end" than anything else. Everything is a temporary blessing. Every living moment is just as valueless as every other. I don't say all this to discourage anyone.

D*mn, son.

Like some others have said:

-Set some goals. It'll extend what life you have left

-Volunteer. Build meaning into that time.

-Reconnect. With family, friends, those you love, those you've forgotten, etc.

-Forgive. I don't want die with those kinds of regrets.

And most of all

-Don't let anyone else tell you what to do. Do what gives you the most meaning for the life you have left. Whatever is important to you and makes you feel fulfilled? Do it.