On the Shortness of Life Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

The problem with pondering the shortness of life is that it demotivates you for setting long term goals. And one of my favorite movies ever. Some of the members here may be familiar with Morgan, a classy Lady who has provided companionship in the London area for several years. The days are fleeting ever so quickly for us all. If I did as you suggest, and imagined I had 6 months to live, would I spend time learning to play a musical instrument? Spam Madness… No, this is not the title of a book, this is what happens every time I come to my book blog to post. Lucas, Laughs, and the Shortness of Life: Remembering Corey Haim. The idea is that life is short. Understanding the shortness of life Archbishop Emeritus John Bathersby. Through the tragedy that has come to the life of Job he comes to reflect on the shortness of days. It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. I'm not well-read in the classics, but a few pieces have been important sources of meaning to me over the years--most notably Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. Watching them run through the leaves, side by side, their heavy backpacks bobbing up and down on their little bodies–my little guys, seven and five–I was suddenly so overwhelmed by the shortness of life. Word is spreading she just passed away in her sleep. Death is but just around the corner. Lucas was Haim's breakout role. Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. I woke up this morning to the news that teen actor Corey Haim died. When you have an hour and a clear head, I urge you to read it. Lucius Seneca, a Stoic Roman philosopher, wrote a letter titled 'On The Shortness Of Life' a couple millennia ago, but its message is timeless. A teaching found throughout Scripture and the Great Books is the theme of a most insightful writing by Seneca. O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!