{"id":838,"date":"2016-05-02T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T09:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=838"},"modified":"2016-05-02T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T09:04:22","slug":"the-heart-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/02\/the-heart-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"The heart of wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teach us the number of our days that we may enter the heart of wisdom. – \u00a0Psalm 90:12<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kevin Kelly\u00a0stumbled upon\u00a0it whilst sleeping\u00a0on the spot where Jesus was crucified, and he took on the assignment of living the next six months as if he was going to die.<\/a><\/p>\n

Linford Detweiler scribbled it down\u00a0in a letter one cold Tuesday\u00a0morning twenty years ago, when he accidentally discovered the secret of eternal life.<\/a><\/p>\n

And Steve Jobs summed it up in that famous Stanford speech<\/a>…the only commencement speech he’d ever agreed to give…with a simple question:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The key\u00a0to knowing\u00a0your purpose, your reason for being, and what you should do with your life lies in knowing that your days on earth are numbered.<\/p>\n

33 years, 69 years, 969 years…however big or small the number, the fact is that there is a number representing your time here on earth.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And even though it can be tempting to worry about what that number is, fret over “what happens next”, hem and haw over the compelling clarity of Pascal’s wager<\/a><\/strong>, constantly play the soundtrack of regret over what has or hasn’t happened…the real question facing every living being is this:<\/p>\n

What are you going to do with the life you have left?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether it’s a minute, a week, a year, or a century…what are you going to do with the\u00a0life you have left?<\/p>\n

And the answer lies in numbering your days…assigning, appointing, weighing them out like a precious commodity.<\/p>\n

Once you realize how preciously beautiful, fragile and numbered your\u00a0time on earth is…the fog will clear and you’ll know exactly what you need to do next.<\/p>\n

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Teach us the number of our days that we may enter the heart of wisdom. – \u00a0Psalm 90:12 Kevin Kelly\u00a0stumbled upon\u00a0it whilst sleeping\u00a0on the spot where Jesus was crucified, and he took on the assignment of living the next six months as if he was going to die. Linford Detweiler scribbled it down\u00a0in a letter … <\/p>\n

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