Not that you should care...
But when you escape death by a millisecond
You start to think about the after-math of your exit
One of the things for me is...
I don't want the folks dearest to me... "confused or unsure" ...
About what my death wish/es was.../were
So I'm working on a long form letter with the title...
"Death Wish: Andy Mukolo, {Date}"
Once I'm satisfied I've covered all the important stuff,
It will be printed, hand-signed (by me), sealed...
And mailed to 3 persons closest to me.
Inside the letter, will be a 4-word link to a recorded video
Which will be uploaded to a private, passworded web-page
The instruction on the package would be:
To be opened upon confirmation that Andy Mukolo is dead.
I realize that's hard.
That kind of suspense will be unbearable
You live everyday of your life not even knowing what's inside this package
And constantly fearing that this person who means so much to you could go anytime
Plus... what if they have questions?
What if it turns out...
They need further clarification on a few grey areas?
I figure that's a good reason to allow them go through it
And ask me questions where necessary
I have no issues letting them go thru it because these folks won't spill
The reason I won't involve a lawyer is because I don't want to.
I trust these folks better than I could trust any lawyer.
Here's just a glimpse of a few things I'll be addressing:
- What kind of burial do you want?
- What happens to your intellectual property?
- What happens to your Joint Ventures?
- What happens to your royalties?
- What happens to your investments and assets
- How do you want your money distributed?
- What happens to your share of what your Dad left for you and your siblings?
- And much more...
The idea is to leave no room for "uncertainty" as per what I really wanted
Now, I want you understand:
I don't mean to scare you...
But I've always lived my life as though death could come anytime
And after that death scare on Saturday morning...
I thought... Oh well....
If this is the premise upon which I live
Then it makes sense to have something written down as per...
What my death wishes are.
It's not something you have to do
And this doesn't mean I'm dying today or anything (I wouldn't know anyway)
I hope I live as long as I need to... to impact many more lives
But you can't really predict death
And the major reason I thought to share this with you is because ...
It might get you thinking about your own life
What you really want for yourself while you're here
And what you want when you've left the building (Code word for Dead)
Stay frosty
I fucking love you.
A.
P.S: Here's something from Jack Butcher...
"Practice until it looks like magic to those who haven't practiced"
Solid advice
Something I always teach my students
But while at it...
Don't forget:
While practice will make you wickedly good...
Obsession is what takes you to God-Status.
So let obsession be the primary driving force behind how you go about the stuff that puts meat on your table.
P.P.S: I'm still taking in Copywriting students for 2021
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