I would jump higher.
No one really knows how long they have on earth. It may be 100 years or it may be two days. Most of the species on our planet get that they won't be around forever. A bird might take a few sticks and make a nest. A pack rat might take your pen, a shoe and a newspaper. A beaver might mess up a river.
No species on earth leaves behind such a large footprint as the human being. If I'm leaving in twelve months then I am taking nothing with me.
I said in the past that I would not quit my job, but things have changed. Teachers are protesting in Korea and things are not the same as they used to be. Besides, I would like to have that little extra time that the job has been stealing from me.
I would play games and laugh
I bought a risk game and card game called: TACO, CAT, GOAT, CHEESE, PIZZA. My sons and I played the card game together, but we never finished a whole game of risk. We set the pieces up and then played a couple hours and wondered at the meaninglessness of war. I'd like to actually finish a game of risk with them before I die.
After that's out of the way it's time to sell everything including the risk game. We will spend the left over money to visit family around the world. The first to visit is my brother in the cascades. he will teach the kids how to fly a plane and they will both get their license there.
Gotta be careful on the landing.
Then cry
The next stop is my parents house in Arizona. I'd take that time to leave my kids the keys to the cryptos and a few passwords. Then I'd just hang out and play pickle ball and ping pong and swim and laugh at the card table until it's time for me to go. Then I think I will cry.
Until then I hope the world cools down a little.
This article is written in response to the Weekend-engagement Prompt from the weekened expereince community presented by @galenkp. All the writing and the pictures are my own. The video and the song belongs to Tay and can be found on the Youtube link.