Natasha Richardson was hospitalized on Monday afternoon in Montreal after suffering a serious head injury, which caused internal bleeding in her brain. The actress, 45, fell during a skiing lesson Monday, before her death Wednesday.
Her death is a not so subtle reminder of how fragile life is and it made me remember a quote I had heard from Brad Pitt after his filming of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.’ He was quoted as saying, ‘I walked away realising that time is short. I didn’t know if I had a day left or 10 days, 10 years or 40 years. Was I halfway or was I close to the end?’ I don’t know so I have to make sure I don’t waste those moments in any kind of pettiness, bitterness or laziness, and that I surround myself with the people who are most important to me.’
Death is inevitable, but as I once heard someone say, there’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.
And as Brad Pitt said in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, ‘I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. And if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be.’
Her death is a not so subtle reminder of how fragile life is and it made me remember a quote I had heard from Brad Pitt after his filming of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.’ He was quoted as saying, ‘I walked away realising that time is short. I didn’t know if I had a day left or 10 days, 10 years or 40 years. Was I halfway or was I close to the end?’ I don’t know so I have to make sure I don’t waste those moments in any kind of pettiness, bitterness or laziness, and that I surround myself with the people who are most important to me.’
Death is inevitable, but as I once heard someone say, there’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.
And as Brad Pitt said in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, ‘I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. And if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be.’
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Great blog
Thanks Jason!
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