Blink

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It all ends in the blink of an eye.
Every day, someone loses
His job;
His car;
His house;
His family;
His life.

Nobody expects or plans these things.
They just happen.
Don't expect to accomplish
Every single superficial goal
You've ever had.

You can't.
Life won't let you.

Learn this now before it's too late.
Before you, too, lose everything
In a blink.
Learn to live each moment
As a wholly unique instant.
Learn that nothing is permanent
Or ever was to begin with.
Learn that every action,
Every thought matters.

When all is said and done,
You will be faced with one question:
Have you really lived?
Or did you only have the illusion of life?

If you blinked now,
How would you answer?
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