"Remembering that I'll be dead
soon is the most important tool I've
ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything
- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -
these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly
important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to
avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose"

~Steve Jobs