You only have one life

It is comfortable to live as though there were retakes: if this goes wrong, I will fix it another time, in another stage, "someday." But this life is not a dress rehearsal. It is the real performance, and it is serious. Far from overwhelming you, that gives weight to what you do. Every day, every decision, every person you love truly counts. Your life is not a draft to be corrected in another round: it is what you are writing now. And at the same time it removes fear: this single life does not end in nothingness, but in an encounter. Live it knowing it matters, without wasting it, yet without anguish, because it goes toward Someone who awaits you.