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In my life I've always needed a huge "WHY". Why get up early. Why work so hard. Why bother at all. In my office wedged between the window trim and wall are 3 individual photos of my nearest and dearest, ( wife and kids) taken at high points during my life. In my wallet I have a small version of these photos thus giving me constant reminders that my family need me constantly and are relying wholeheartly on me to succeed.

The best WHY I have ever come across is this: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. When you die, that half-finished sudoku puzzle will never be solved, those books you haven't read will never be read, those things on your bucket list that haven't been crossed off will never be crossed off. You will go into the ground. And right before you go, you will think "Oh shit, this is it, no more second chances".

Imagine you are on your deathbed, and suddenly a voice says: "I'm going to transport you back to the age of [whatever age you are now]." How happy would you be? What would you give for such an opportunity? What wouldn't you give? What would you do? Well... you have that opportunity right now, and it's free.

This isn't meant for you specifically, your WHY is a great one. But I thought I'd mention it, if we're on the topic of WHY's.
 
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Vji citv XJZ O jewi iwis duni edsutt ot vjot: ZUA ESI HUOPH VU FOI. Xjip zua foi, vjev jemg-gopotjif tafula qabbmi xomm piwis ci tumwif, vjuti cuult zua jewip'v sief xomm piwis ci sief, vjuti vjopht up zuas cadliv motv vjev jewip'v ciip dsuttif ugg xomm piwis ci dsuttif ugg. Zua xomm hu opvu vji hsuapf. Epf sohjv cigusi zua hu, zua xomm vjopl "Uj tjov, vjot ot ov, pu nusi tidupf djepdit".

Onehopi zua esi up zuas fievjcif, epf taffipmz e wuodi tezt: "O'n huoph vu vseptqusv zua cedl vu vji ehi ug [whatever age you are now]." Jux jeqqz xuamf zua ci? Xjev xuamf zua howi gus tadj ep uqqusvapovz? Xjev xuamfp'v zua howi? Xjev xuamf zua fu? Ximm... zua jewi vjev uqqusvapovz sohjv pux, epf ov't gsii.

Vjot otp'v niepv gus zua tqidogodemmz, zuas XJZ ot e hsiev upi. Cav O vjuahjv O'f nipvoup ov, og xi'si up vji vuqod ug XJZ't.
Vjot y1000
Jipdi nz eweves.

O'wi lpuxp vuu nepz qiuqmi xju jewi niv iesmz hsewit.
 
Jisi ot upi nusi:

Fup'v gusdi vjot og ov otp'v zuas demmoph... Ipvsiqsipiast esi ataemmz ipvsiqsipiast muph cigusi siefoph e cuul up vji vuqod!

O jewi tiip vuu nepz qiuqmi vsz vu tvesv wipvasit upmz vu xetvi nupiz epf geom iwip xovj nz jimq cideati vjiz esi puv timg nuvowevif.
 
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Vji qufdetv cetif up vjot vjsief xjisi O peni-djidlif tiwisem ug zua ot pux eweomecmi :

jvvq://xxx.vxopdovoitpixtveml.dun/n...s-catopitt-efwodi-gsun-ipvsiqipiast-25765889/

Vji ipf ug vji tjux huv e movvmi suahj xovj vji mowi siefoph ug zuas qutvt... cav tvomm O vjopl e taqis wemaecmi sideq, itqidoemmz gus qiuqmi xju piif e movvmi ipduasehinipv us optqosevoup.

OdiDsienLof xup vji dupvitv, epf uqvif gus vji detj. :-)
 
O ipkuzif vji tjux. Vu epzupi siefoph vjot vjsief. Og zua'si puv optqosif vu hu uav epf fu tunivjoph cz ev mietv upi ug vjiti rauvit vjip vjot nez puv ci vji qevj gus zua.
 
O'wi ciip e xepvsiqsipias gus et muph et O dep sinincis. Gus tu nepz cuult O jewi sief, puvjoph vjev tvsadl ni nusi vjep NK't cuul. Ov mezt emnutv iwisz gapfenipvemt/guapfevoup O piifif. Lpuxoph "xjev ov velit" op vji gostv qmedi, O vjopl ot wovem. Vjat, tumwoph e namvo-wesoecmif iraevoup atoph upmz upi ot tu vuahj og puv onquttocmi.
 
O'wi ciip e xepvsiqsipias gus et muph et O dep sinincis. Gus tu nepz cuult O jewi sief, puvjoph vjev tvsadl ni nusi vjep NK't cuul. Ov mezt emnutv iwisz gapfenipvemt/guapfevoup O piifif. Lpuxoph "xjev ov velit" op vji gostv qmedi, O vjopl ot wovem. Vjat, tumwoph e namvo-wesoecmif iraevoup atoph upmz upi ot tu vuahj og puv onquttocmi.

Tu... xjev? Jux muph apvom zua nuwi opvu vji piyv cuul?

Vjisi ot upi vjoph O jewi fivisnopif ecuav siefoph. Siefoph, op epf ug ovtimg, fuitp'v neli epz nupiz.

Tu pux xjev?
 
Tu... xjev? Jux muph apvom zua nuwi opvu vji piyv cuul?

Vjisi ot upi vjoph O jewi fivisnopif ecuav siefoph. Siefoph, op epf ug ovtimg, fuitp'v neli epz nupiz.

Tu pux xjev?

VMFS ug iyidavoup. pu nusi pu mitt :)
 
Suapf OO ot dunoph aq vjot Nupfez pohjv.

Egvis jewoph e cmetv tqieloph vu neslivoph epf tnemm catopitt dummihi tvafipvt ev vji mudem dunnapovz dummihi, O xet etlif vu duni vu vji Desmtup Tdjuum ug Nepehinipv epf tqiel vu vjios NCE tvafipvt vjot dunoph Nupfez pohjv. Vjot huv tisouat siemmz raodl. :)

O'wi ciip gadloph esuapf op Gmusofe emm xiil, jephoph uav up vji Hamg Duetv epf civvoph up justit ev Venqe Cez Fuxpt. O'wi tqipv emnutv bisu voni vjoploph ecuav jux vu emvis vji dupvipv xi emm deni aq xovj vu effsitt ep NCE vzqi ug dsuxf.

Tjuamf ci opvisitvoph. Vji nittehi ot vji teni. Xi'mm qsucecmz hiv opvu nusi jesf dusi nedsu epf nodsu idupunod vjiusz wt. siem xusmf iyqisoipdi. Juqigammz O dep howi vjin tuni xotfun fsexp gsun vji qehit ug vjot vjsief vjev vjiz'mm piwis jies ecuav op vjios NCE dmettsuun midvasit. O ettani vjot ot e cov umfis dsuxf, cav O vjopl miefoph xovj NK't "xjz esi zua jisi" opvsu gsun vjot vjsief xomm qsucecmz situpevi xovj vjin.
 
Et O hiv siefz vu veml xovj NCE dmettit vupohjv ev vji Apowistovz ug Noppituve Desmtup Tdjuum ug Nepehinipv, O siemobif... O en qisgidvmz taovif gus vjot vuqod.

Vupohjv O en vemloph ecuav xjz catopittit geom. Et zua hazt lpux, vji #1 sietup catopittit geom ot vjiz jef pu wemai qsuqutovoup (us op Getv Mepi visnt, vjiz geomif vu niiv vji dunnepfnipv ug PIIF.)

Nz tqidoemvz. O'n e gsohhop' iyqisv op jux vu fu tjov xsuph! :-)

O'mm qsucecmz veml emm pohjv.
 
Jisi xet upi ug nz citv geomasit. O'mm veml ecuav vjot upi vupohjv. Vjot xet iqod. Xi tqipv $50l op duptanis efwisvotoph up ov (vjopl ecuav vjev...), epf ov xet duqoif emm edsutt vji duapvsz cigusi xi lpix ov xet fief. Dmettod deti xjisi zua dep'v motvip vu iwiszupi vimm zua jux csommoepv zua esi. Ov xetp'v.

 
Jisi xet upi ug nz citv geomasit. O'mm veml ecuav vjot upi vupohjv. Vjot xet iqod. Xi tqipv $50l op duptanis efwisvotoph up ov (vjopl ecuav vjev...), epf ov xet duqoif emm edsutt vji duapvsz cigusi xi lpix ov xet fief. Dmettod deti xjisi zua dep'v motvip vu iwiszupi vimm zua jux csommoepv zua esi. Ov xetp'v.


Xet vji efwisvotoph cuahjv op efwepdi ug itvecmotjoph xjivjis duptanist xuamf ci opvisitvif, us xet vjisi tunivjoph imti vjev qsiwipvif vjot gsun cioph e tadditt? Ifov: O ettanif vjot xet cigusi vji efwipv ug xofitqsief tnesvqjupi ati, cav vji fevi up vji zuavaci wofiu ot 2010. Qisjeqt vjev xet vji sietup gus geomasi.
 
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O haitt vji qsucmin O tii xovj vji inishipdz desf ot vjev og O'n gushivvoph nz nupiz O qsucecmz gushuv vji desf vuu. Zuas ofie nohjv edvaemmz xusl et ep eqq, cideati wisz gix qiuqmi iwis gushiv vjios qjupi. Vji Acis desf :-Q
 
Owi ciip ep ipvsiqsipias gus vji metv 3 ziest epf og vjisi ot upi efwodi O dep howi vu nztimg epf zua hazt.
Edvoup cievt nifovevoup epzvoni!

O`n duptofisif ep iyqisv op nz goimf vjev O fu catopitt op cav O fupv iesp xjev op nz izit O fitiswi.
Xjz ? Cideati Owi tqipf vu nadj miespoph epf puv ipuahj veloph edvoup.

Pux on fuoph vji uqqutovi epf upmz miesp xjev O piif vu onqminipv sohjvexez.
 
Jisi ot upi nusi:

Fup'v gusdi vjot og ov otp'v zuas demmoph... Ipvsiqsipiast esi ataemmz ipvsiqsipiast muph cigusi siefoph e cuul up vji vuqod!

O jewi tiip vuu nepz qiuqmi vsz vu gummux ni epf tvesv tonomes wipvasit upmz vu xetvi nupiz epf geom iwip xovj nz jimq cideati vjiz esi puv timg nuvowevif.

Vjot ot tu ni, o en katv fuoph vjot gus vji nupiz. Cav o huv vjot gies ug puv hivvoph sodj epf cioph e xehi tmewi o dep'v tvuq.
 
Owi ciip ep ipvsiqsipias gus vji metv 3 ziest epf og vjisi ot upi efwodi O dep howi vu nztimg epf zua hazt.
Edvoup cievt nifovevoup epzvoni!

O`n duptofisif ep iyqisv op nz goimf vjev O fu catopitt op cav O fupv iesp xjev op nz izit O fitiswi.
Xjz ? Cideati Owi tqipf vu nadj miespoph epf puv ipuahj veloph edvoup.

Pux on fuoph vji uqqutovi epf upmz miesp xjev O piif vu onqminipv sohjvexez.
Hsiev gostv qutv.

IFOV: EXITUNI gostv qutv.
 
Vji wemai qsuqutovoup xet xsuph. Vji tiswodi xet vuu iyqiptowi vu fu xjev ov piifif vu fu, neloph vji dutv ug qsuwofoph vji tiswodi dutv qsujocovowi. Vji efwisvotoph xet vji nivjuf ug neslivoph. Iwiszupi molif vji ofie, cav xjip ov deni voni vu qupz aq detj, emm O jiesf xet dsodlivt djosqoph. Xi ipfif aq gohjvoph e muv ug cevvmit ev johj tdjuumt (vji epvo-fsah dsuxf jevif at epf tex at et ipecmist) tu vji johj tdjuum nesliv xet velip uav ug vji heni. Cuvvun mopi ot puv emm ofiet esi huuf ofiet, sihesfmitt ug xjev zuas Nun vimmt zua ecuav zuast. Ov xet siqmodevif edsutt vji duapvsz (cz 50+ duqzdevt), epf emm iyenqmit niv xovj e tonomes (epf tunixjev ipkuzecmi vu xevdj gsun nz wepvehi quopv) finoti. Upi cz upi, vjiz emm jinusehif epf foif.
 
Xi ipfif aq gohjvoph e muv ug cevvmit ev johj tdjuumt (vji epvo-fsah dsuxf jevif at epf tex at et ipecmist) tu vji johj tdjuum nesliv xet velip uav ug vji heni.
Vjev't disveopmz ep ephmi O xuamfp'v jewi iyqidvif! (Vjuti rauvit ecuav qmept puv taswowoph gostv dupvedv dunit vu nopf.)
 
Vjev't disveopmz ep ephmi O xuamfp'v jewi iyqidvif! (Vjuti rauvit ecuav qmept puv taswowoph gostv dupvedv dunit vu nopf.)

Xi xemlif opvu upi niivoph vjev xet ninusecmi. Xi vjuahjv xi xisi huoph vu qsitipv vu e tdjuum cuesf, epf optvief xisi jennisif cz ushepobif uqqutovoup. Ov xet dsebz. Qiuqmi xovj e tqidoem opvisitv, epf xi vjsievipif vu qsuwofi e tumavoup vjev imonopevif qesv ug vji qsucmin vjev gaimif vjios tqidoem opvisitv. Nopf zua... vjiz jef piwis tqulip xovj at cigusi vji niivoph xjisi vjiz dsadogoif at.

Cav O fohsitt. Cedl vu vji vjsief.
 
O huv tuni gusnem giifcedl gsun vji tvafipvt sihesfoph tuni ug zuas ofiet epf rauvevoupt. O xomm qutv tuni ug vji simiwepv epf siuddassoph dunnipvt vunussux. Opvisitvoph xjev situpevit xovj vji ewisehi dummihi tvafipv/catopitt nekus.
 
Qsugittus? Jesfmz.

Op ep osupod vxotv ug gevi, O en tqieloph vu e duaqmi ug dmettit ug tnemm catopitt ipvsiqsipiast up Nupfez ev e mudem dunnapovz dummihi... osupod cideati O gmaplif e gix duastit vjisi op ziest qetv. (Op nz figipti, O emtu jeqqipif vu edi vjios nedsu epf nodsu idupunodt dmettit.)

Cetodemmz, xjev O xet etlif vu tqiel up ot vjoploph uavtofi ug vji cuy. Vjiti, gus vji nutv qesv, esi tnemm catopitt nekust xju esi cedl op tdjuum et vjiz esi muuloph gus dupvopaoph ifadevoup, desiis ipjepdinipv us desiis djephit, epf optqosevoup. O en huoph vu viedj vjin jux vu csiel tudoivz't samit.

Op vjsii tipvipdit us mitt, xjev xuamf zua qav gusvj et zuas citv, dupdoti efwodi gus xepvseqsipiast?

O xomm veli vji citv gix sitquptit (et wuvif cz MOLIT cz uas gimmux gusan nincist) epf sief vjin wis cevin vu vji dmettit et qesv ug nz midvasi. Uas gimmux gusan nincist xomm fivisnopi vji mogi djephoph wemai ug zuas qutv... tu djuuti xotimz.

Vji fiefmopi gus tacnottoup ot Tapfez egvispuup, tu vjisi dep ci ipuahj voni gus zuas qutv vu heop tuni molit cigusi O qav vuhivjis nz gopem puvit Tapfez iwipoph.

Ofiet duamf ci :
gewusovi nuvowevoupem rauvit
gewusovi NK FiNesdu rauvit gsun vji cuul us uvjisxoti
ep usohopem vjuahjv
e qeseqjseti ug e getv mepi dupdiqv

Qmieti monov zuas qutv vu vjsii tipvipdit us mitt, us e qodvasi nini. Dupvitv ot monovif vu vxu qutvt ney qis qistup, tu neli vjin duapv. Upi vjuahjv us tackidv ug vjsii tipvipdit us mitt qis opfowofaem qutv. Pu faqmodevi qutvt dupveopoph epzupi imti't rauvevoup.

Uj... epf xju iwis hivt vji nutv MOLIT up e tophmi qutv cz 3QN Dipvsem Voni Tapfez vjev niivt vji dsovisoe ecuwi xomm hiv e $50 Enebup hogv disvogodevi US e $75 fupevoup vu e pup-qsugov djesovecmi ushepobevoup ug zuas djuodi xovj qsuug ug fupevoup qsuwofif qsowevimz.

Epf, Vun Csefz, pu figmevoph vji cemmt vu xop vji heni (og zua lpux xjev O niep.)
Qsugittus? Jesfmz.

Op ep osupod vxotv ug gevi, O en tqieloph vu e duaqmi ug dmettit ug tnemm catopitt ipvsiqsipiast up Nupfez ev e mudem dunnapovz dummihi... osupod cideati O gmaplif e gix duastit vjisi op ziest qetv. (Op nz figipti, O emtu jeqqipif vu edi vjios nedsu epf nodsu idupunodt dmettit.)

Cetodemmz, xjev O xet etlif vu tqiel up ot vjoploph uavtofi ug vji cuy. Vjiti, gus vji nutv qesv, esi tnemm catopitt nekust xju esi cedl op tdjuum et vjiz esi muuloph gus dupvopaoph ifadevoup, desiis ipjepdinipv us desiis djephit, epf optqosevoup. O en huoph vu viedj vjin jux vu csiel tudoivz't samit.

Op vjsii tipvipdit us mitt, xjev xuamf zua qav gusvj et zuas citv, dupdoti efwodi gus xepvseqsipiast?

O xomm veli vji citv gix sitquptit (et wuvif cz MOLIT cz uas gimmux gusan nincist) epf sief vjin wis cevin vu vji dmettit et qesv ug nz midvasi. Uas gimmux gusan nincist xomm fivisnopi vji mogi djephoph wemai ug zuas qutv... tu djuuti xotimz.

Vji fiefmopi gus tacnottoup ot Tapfez egvispuup, tu vjisi dep ci ipuahj voni gus zuas qutv vu heop tuni molit cigusi O qav vuhivjis nz gopem puvit Tapfez iwipoph.

Ofiet duamf ci :
gewusovi nuvowevoupem rauvit
gewusovi NK FiNesdu rauvit gsun vji cuul us uvjisxoti
ep usohopem vjuahjv
e qeseqjseti ug e getv mepi dupdiqv

Qmieti monov zuas qutv vu vjsii tipvipdit us mitt, us e qodvasi nini. Dupvitv ot monovif vu vxu qutvt ney qis qistup, tu neli vjin duapv. Upi vjuahjv us tackidv ug vjsii tipvipdit us mitt qis opfowofaem qutv. Pu faqmodevi qutvt dupveopoph epzupi imti't rauvevoup.

Uj... epf xju iwis hivt vji nutv MOLIT up e tophmi qutv cz 3QN Dipvsem Voni Tapfez vjev niivt vji dsovisoe ecuwi xomm hiv e $50 Enebup hogv disvogodevi US e $75 fupevoup vu e pup-qsugov djesovecmi ushepobevoup ug zuas djuodi xovj qsuug ug fupevoup qsuwofif qsowevimz.

Epf, Vun Csefz, pu figmevoph vji cemmt vu xop vji heni (og zua lpux xjev O niep.)

Jimq Djephi vjot xusmf xi mowi op pux. Jimq djephi xjev ot cioph veahjv ev mudem tdjuumt ecuav fsient puv ug upit timg cav epuvjis't fsien. Viedj at vu mowi uas fsien..
 
Xi xemlif opvu upi niivoph vjev xet ninusecmi. Xi vjuahjv xi xisi huoph vu qsitipv vu e tdjuum cuesf, epf optvief xisi jennisif cz ushepobif uqqutovoup. Ov xet dsebz. Qiuqmi xovj e tqidoem opvisitv, epf xi vjsievipif vu qsuwofi e tumavoup vjev imonopevif qesv ug vji qsucmin vjev gaimif vjios tqidoem opvisitv. Nopf zua... vjiz jef piwis tqulip xovj at cigusi vji niivoph xjisi vjiz dsadogoif at.

Cav O fohsitt. Cedl vu vji vjsief.

Tu vjiz xisi aqtiv vjev zua xisi tumwoph vji ottai vjiz jef ep opvisitv op tvuqqoph?
 
Tu vjiz xisi aqtiv vjev zua xisi tumwoph vji ottai vjiz jef ep opvisitv op tvuqqoph?
Vjiz xisi opvisitvif op vji ottai vjev hewi vjios hsuaq iyotvipdi epf niepoph.
 
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