Living Like You Dying

Dedicated to the Memory of Chadwick Boseman, a King

August 28, 2020

I didn’t know Chadwick Boseman...I don't know his family or a whole lot of details of his back story. I know I love him as an actor. Like watching Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004), I always forget he's not the person he is portraying. Chadwick brought out the empathy in you to feel the emotions of any character he embodied. That is no easy feat...and as a movie goer it seemed so effortlessly...Part of his purpose.

When Chadwick Boseman entered a scene, he
 embodied his character...he made us believe

I don't know Chadwick Boseman. I do know that he battled cancer in the midst of making a bunch of movies. I get it. I get being diagnosed with cancer tends to change everything. It did for me...it tends to push people to live each day like it is your last day (because it just might be). You live like you are dying. So, you give the world every bit of you...leaving nothing in the tank.

IF you survive cancer on this side of eternity, there are no off days. Giving every ounce of energy you have is a requirement...you do it because it is a slap in the face to anyone who didn't physically survive their cancer…I find myself pushing to my limits in all that I do...parenting, marriage, work, fitness, learning...in your mind you tell yourself there's no letting up. You honor those who fought cancer in how you live.

Chadwick Boseman was not just an actor,
he was a King to so many

For those who wanna honor Chadwick, be the best version of yourself. Be the best contributor to humanity that you can be. Stop waiting for a comic book beginning that gives you superpowers. Be great now!

And if being the best version of yourself is not you right now, ask yourself, "why?" Ask yourself, “what are you willing to do to be the best version of you?" For the United States of America, we are NOT the best version of ourselves...and if we are being honest, we have never been. Fortunately, our past doesn't have to be our future. It can be better.

A wise king once shared something that too many people ignored: "In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers." What will you build for the future?

-  Elgrie J

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