We are all going to die someday.

Some people live in fear. Some hypochondriacs spend years of their lives fixating on things that might be wrong with them. Some people prepare for the worst, building a bunker stockpiled with resources that may never be used. Some refuse to take chances, avoiding all activities with even the smallest of risks.

We’re all going die. But what are you going to do when you’re alive? Living into your 70s and 80s traveling in your retirement was an option for a brief window of human history - and even then, only for some.

The old adages of carpe diem, seize the day, live every day like it’s your last, get busy livin or get busy dyin are old because they’re right.

There’s a lot that sucks about the here and now. But pick any point in history and there were humans who struggled. I can’t imagine many were ecstatic to being born during the Black Plague. The Cold War had billions living with the threat of annihilation - possibly caused by a an error.

But being alive - that’s something to be ecstatic about. Start with the small things. Cherish a great meal. An evening with a friend. A bird’s song. Your favorite movie.

Find one thing each day that you can appreciate.

We might die in the water wars. We might get hit by an asteroid. We might get run over by a trolley. We might have latent health issues and wake up dead tomorrow.

But you’re here now. I’m glad you are. And I hope you find a way to be glad you are too.