Dreams and why you should go after them

Today I woke up and was unmotivated. Didn't do the morning-workout I usually do every morning without even thinking. I went under the shower and I thought about life, goals, relationships, etc.

Then I started to eat breakfast and my brothers wife asked me: "Do you know a turkish guy called Volkan? He is your age.", "Yes I know a Volkan, we're not really good friends but we always talk to each other when see us and we spent some time together some years ago. He's a really nice guy.", I said. And then she said: "He died yesterday." , "What? How?", I asked. She answered: "He and an Albanian guy from Melchnau," "Fitim!", I said. I directly knew it was him, "did he die too?", she continued "Yes both died. They were in a garage and were doing some stupid shit with fire. The car blew up and both of them died immediately." "Wow.", I thought. That was crazy to hear. I logged into my Facebook and saw all the posts. Volkan and Fitim really died.

They were not really good friends of mine. I just knew them. I used to hang out with some other dudes that were hanging out with them. And we just knew each other since then and we would respect and greet each other. To be honest. I didn't even like Fitim.

Now what has this story to do with you and your dreams?
I thought about it and I said to myself: "What if I die tomorrow?".
I would fucking face my death and shout my lungs out while dying because the things that I wanted to achieve would always stay unachieved and to be honest, I never really tried hard enough. Damn, I never gave it my all except in these 12 days I didn't fap. And thinking about this really makes me ask myself: "Why would you skip the workout? Why would you procrastinate? Why would you fucking do any of these things when you know that tomorrow it could be over and if it would be over you would be disappointed because you didn't give it a 100%?"
Honestly, fuck comfort! Fuck what "could happen if I fail". The only fucking things I am truly afraid of are these 2: Dying without achieving my goals OR dying and knowing I could've done better and fucking regreting.
Some guy was once talking at Joe Rogans Podcast, he said: "We don't know what comes after we die. We always imagine fucking candyland but it's possible that our "computer" just shuts down and that's it. You're dead. And this is why you should go after every fucking dream - even the stupid one's!"

The fact that Volkan and Fitim died and overall how they died really shocked me and reminded me how important it is to be grateful for living in this unique time where we have the opportunity to be almost everything we want...

Not everybody has the luck you or I have and we should really enjoy and use every bit of it!

Rest in peace Volkan and Fitim.

 

That's exactly what I mean. If I die without achieving my goal I want to know that I gave my everything to get there.

 

Hey Doc!

It is truly inspiring to hear such things from a person who has been there and done that.
Sometimes we forget that time waits for no one. It's sad that people often don't live up to their potential just becuase they don't see it. I hope I can really live up to my full potential anytime soon.