What is the bigger tragedy?

By now you know of the tragic death of Nadar Kumaritashili in a practice run just before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Kumaritashili was a 21 year old luger from the republic of Georgia.

This sad story once again points out that life is a gift, a very delicate gift. Like many people, I had never heard of Nadar Kumaritashili until his death on Friday. Admittedly, I am making one big assumption in this entry, that Kumaritashili was doing what he loved to do. We know that he was performing on the biggest stage that his sport offered. Even with that assumption, this week's entry offers us all something we can think about and learn.

Life is a gift, use it. My mom used to joke with me whenever I got clothes as a little kid, she would smile and say, "we will save those for good." It could be anything...socks, underwear, blue jeans, everything was "for good" Luckily mom was joking.

Sometimes though, that is how we live our life, waiting for good. What about you? Are you using your gift? Are you living everyday with the attitude that it is a gift and it might be my last?

Life has an expiration date. It is not something that we spend a whole lot of time talking about, but we are all going to die some time. Which one is more tragic, the death of a 21 year old that lived life to the max or an 80 year old who never got out of their comfort level, never dared to dream, never worked on their gift? That is a question each of us need to answer for ouselves.

This week I challenge you to spend some time thinking about this gift called life. What have you always wanted to do? What have you always dreamed of accomplishing. What is stopping you? Go for it, no need to save it for good.

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