Famous
last words
“Kurt
Russell." Those were Walt Disney’s final
words. He scribbled them across a piece
of paper. To this day nobody knows why,
not even Kurt Russell. There is
something poetic about leaving a mystery as the last thing you do on
earth. It is the best legacy one could
leave I think. It is, in some sense, a
reason for those left behind to continue to search for answers to questions
like “Do grasshoppers dream?” I guess we should ask Jiminy Cricket that one.
“All my
possessions for a moment of time.” These
were the last words of Queen Elizabeth I of England. A person with more wealth than any of us will
ever attain would, on her death bed, have traded it all for one extra
moment of life. Another heavy lesson to
learn. I am pretty sure that on my death bed I won’t be saying that I wish
I had watched more commercials or eaten more Pork Rinds.
“Don’t
worry. Relax.” More famous last words. These from Rajiv Gandhi, the prime minister
of India. He said these words to his bodyguards
as a man bearing flowers approached him; a man who happened to be a suicide
bomber. You’ve gotta stay on your toes
people, that’s all I’m saying. Even when
things are running smoothly and there is not a cloud in the sky – pay attention. Birds still fly and they still need to poop.
Finally;
“Watch this! – Hold my beer.” I’m not sure who this quote is attributed too,
but I know damn well it was an American.
That is who we are. If it feels
right…Do it. Go for it. Hey, Hey! Get outa my way! I just got back from the USA! Don’t Tread on
Me! Hell no, we won’t go! etc. etc. We can be
impulsive, don’t you think?
My
point is this;
As I make final preparations for my
departure to a land I’ve only heard of, flying in a tin tube weighing 40 tons which itself is soaring
through the sky at 700 miles an hour, 30,000 feet above terra firma, and without a parachute, I wonder if I should put some thought into what my last words might be - you know?... just in case. It will probably be a single word,...
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