The other day Paul asked me how I would live differently if I knew I only had six months to live. I started on the usual "getting my affairs in order" sort of drivel when he stopped me. "No," he said. "What would you do if you did what you really wanted to?"
Well, it certainly wouldn't be getting my affairs in order. I doubt I could even do that in six months. I was surprised at how easy the real answer was. "I'd go on a cruise around the Greek islands. One of those cruises where they have college professors on board who'd tell me everything about what I was seeing, and really make things come alive. And I'd want to spend some time on a beach and snorkeling, too," I said. "And I'd like to dance, some Greek dance I don't know."
"Okay," he said. "That won't take all six months. What else would you do?"
"Go on a Holy Land tour," I said. We nearly booked just such a trip led by a very spiritual and gifted pastor a few years ago, but then people started shooting at each other (again) in that region and the trip got called off. "But if I only had six months to live, it wouldn't matter if I got killed in Jerusalem. That would be the perfect time to go."
I'm not sure where the conversation got us, because there's certainly been no booking of a trip to Greece or even a trip to the local Greek restaurant. But it did get me to remember how very much I like to travel.
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