{"id":799,"date":"2007-01-26T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/?p=799"},"modified":"2020-01-03T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T20:16:35","slug":"before-i-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/before-i-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Before I die . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Via AOL’s new & improved front page interface, I found this story today: four guys building a documentary<\/a> around the concept of “what’s the one thing you want to do before you die.”<\/p>\n

They’ve invited people to contribute to a list of 100 things. Then they help the contributors accomplish their respective goals. Film it, etc. etc.<\/p>\n

One thing that strikes me is how mundane a lot of the items are. “Plant a tree”? “Take a kid on a toy shopping spree”? Who needs help doing stuff like that? For dog’s sake, people, if “throw a surprise party” or “donate blood” is all that stands between you and a sense of lifelong accomplishment, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n

There are a few items that are a bit meatier, of course. But even some of them are more a question of a little research & planning. “Drive a race car,” for instance. Assuming you’re sound of body, there are car racing training outfits that will deliver you to that dream.<\/p>\n

Last category are the “dreams” that require a mix of pluck, work, and an alignment of stars. “Go to space.” “Start a television show.”<\/p>\n

Those are the minority. IMHO those are the only sorts of dream that really matter. But I suppose it’s because those are the sorts of ideas that really get me juiced.<\/p>\n

So. What’s your dream? What’s the thing that, looking back from your deathbed, you’ll count as the thing that made the difference between a life-well-lived and one not?<\/p>\n

And what are you doing about it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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