Why Must The Good Die Young?

So I had the privilege of knowing a great young man who passed away unexpectedly this week.  He was full of life and a great kid to coach in little league football (although he's a grown man now).  It was an amazing experience for me to see how he had grown especially close during his last months of mortality.  The principle that  first came to mind was that of not putting labels on anyone and to never judge.  Oftentimes, like Steven R. Covey wrote in his book "The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People" teaches that principle of a paradigm shift that packs a punch.

The other principle that was equally important and was eloquently stated in Leo Tolstoy's 3 questions.  The story is about a king wanting to know what is the most important time, who the most important people were to surround himself with, and what was the most important thing to do.  I won't recount the whole parable from this great Russian writer, but the king concluded that now is the most important time, who we are with are the most important people, and what we are doing with them is the most important thing we can do at that time.

I am a proponent of strategic planning, but never to the detriment of forgetting the journey is the destination.  We are only at the point in our journey as we are in this very second.  Embrace it!  Love and let go of negative feelings!  Show everyone around you that you live in the moment and make your mark with every step and change the ambiance with each and every breath you take. Don't put off tomorrow that which you can do today because tomorrow may never come, so be your best now and you will incrementally improve to be the person and have the performance that you've always desired.

This is in Memory of Alex Furness:  A Great Young Man Who Gave His All In This Mortal Sojourn.  God bless you and your family and friends to embrace the energy of your imprint on this world.

Written By:  Timothy James Andrus