Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Before I Die
I got one of those email games this morning from a youth breeder friend of mine. One of the questions was, "What do you want to accomplish before you die?" Now this takes a little more thought than deciding on my favorite color or flower. I had to stop and think. I'm not sure I came up with THE answer for the game. But I did decide the question was worthy of a lot more thought.
I decided rather quickly that achieving something with my rabbits would not be the one thing that would top my list. I love my bunnies, but accomplishing something bunny-wise isn't big enough to be that one thing you want to have done before you die.
I flirted with the idea of putting down that I wanted to be a great, great, great grandmother before I die, but too much of that is out of my hands. Besides, length of life is not so nearly as important to me as quality of life.
So what is that one thing? I thought about seeing the world or, probably more importantly, seeing our country. That's a good one. And I'm working on that. I've already been to several places for the first time because of bunnies. And I've become familiar with parts of the country that I would not have become familiar with were it not for bunnies.
But that still doesn't seem big enough to be the one thing I want to accomplish before I die.
Now all of this is not to say that I wouldn't want to be BOB at Nationals or BIS at Convention. Sure. Why not? But if I die without that happening, I don't think that my life will have been for nothing.
I suppose that one big thing would have to be something that would transcend my own life. It would have to be something that I believed really made a difference somehow.
For the game, I listed that I wanted to become an accomplished social dancer - and I do. But I know there are things much more valuable to me than that.
Now if you are waiting for me to list that one big thing that I want to accomplish before I die, you'll be disappointed. Although I'm starting to get my arms wrapped around it, I'm not certain about what it is. I do know that the answer will be very personal when I arrive at it.
Just thinking about this question has been a great mental exercise for me. It helps put rabbits into its proper perspective in my life. If I continue to think about it over a longer period of time, it may even help to refocus my time and attention. Who knows.
I've certainly thought about this issue before. But it's been a while. I'm so glad for that game because it was definitely time to think about one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves: What do I want to accomplish before I die?
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry “Home Of Grand Champions”
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design
¶ 10:35 AM
I decided rather quickly that achieving something with my rabbits would not be the one thing that would top my list. I love my bunnies, but accomplishing something bunny-wise isn't big enough to be that one thing you want to have done before you die.
I flirted with the idea of putting down that I wanted to be a great, great, great grandmother before I die, but too much of that is out of my hands. Besides, length of life is not so nearly as important to me as quality of life.
So what is that one thing? I thought about seeing the world or, probably more importantly, seeing our country. That's a good one. And I'm working on that. I've already been to several places for the first time because of bunnies. And I've become familiar with parts of the country that I would not have become familiar with were it not for bunnies.
But that still doesn't seem big enough to be the one thing I want to accomplish before I die.
Now all of this is not to say that I wouldn't want to be BOB at Nationals or BIS at Convention. Sure. Why not? But if I die without that happening, I don't think that my life will have been for nothing.
I suppose that one big thing would have to be something that would transcend my own life. It would have to be something that I believed really made a difference somehow.
For the game, I listed that I wanted to become an accomplished social dancer - and I do. But I know there are things much more valuable to me than that.
Now if you are waiting for me to list that one big thing that I want to accomplish before I die, you'll be disappointed. Although I'm starting to get my arms wrapped around it, I'm not certain about what it is. I do know that the answer will be very personal when I arrive at it.
Just thinking about this question has been a great mental exercise for me. It helps put rabbits into its proper perspective in my life. If I continue to think about it over a longer period of time, it may even help to refocus my time and attention. Who knows.
I've certainly thought about this issue before. But it's been a while. I'm so glad for that game because it was definitely time to think about one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves: What do I want to accomplish before I die?
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry “Home Of Grand Champions”
Precious Pet Rabbits
Affordable Web Site Design
¶ 10:35 AM
