Now is the time. What I learned from my own death

Simon Boas – talkative and generous, tall, with a broad smile. He worked as a humanitarian worker, and at the age of 46, he learned that he had stage four cancer.

His articles about the disease went viral and spread around the world. Even while the author was alive, this book became #2 on Amazon, and even the Queen of the United Kingdom requested a copy.

The book reminds us how important it is to enjoy life and set our priorities right, separating meaningful experiences from trivial ones. It gives strength to live the last stretch of life without fearing death, but rather accepting it peacefully. Simon Boas provides 3 reasons why he will die with a calm heart and a smile on his face:

1. “First, I am comforted by the thought that I lived a truly good – almost perfect – life.”

2. “The second comforting thought: no one knows if God exists or if there is an afterlife, but it seems unlikely to me that our existence is just a short and random flash of consciousness between two eternities of nothing.”

3. “And finally, the thought I keep returning to – how lucky we are to be alive. To exist is to win the lottery.”