“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”
Leo Buscaglia
The third secret we must discover before we die according to John Izzo’s book is we must become love. In order to become love we must prioritize our lives and realize what is most important. Never will someone at their death bed wish they had spent more time at the office but on the contrary they will wish they’d spent more time with people who they care about. Learning to love in this life brings great happiness.
An important step in “becoming love” is learning to be positive and love ourselves. If we are unable to love ourselves, we will be unable to love others. Understandably, learning to love ourselves will bring about satisfaction in our lives.
We then need to make love a priority. Rarely if ever have people regretted developing deep relationships with others. We are social creatures and need each other to be sincerely happy. Thus, we must focus on relationships and realize there is nothing more important in life than cultivating them. From the book the author points out that our checkbooks are not our success but rather the people that we positively impact in life. Therefore, the importance of people cannot be lost or sacrificed for the pursuit of career and livelihood.
We also must see the larger picture beyond the moment and as the author suggests, “In each moment we must ask what really matters and act accordingly.” The results of following this advice can be immense and truly greatly impact our life as well as those around us. As we treat people like people that have their own needs, feelings, and desires, we will help make every interaction positive. Finding opportunities to serve others and brighten their day will result in great satisfaction.
Becoming love by loving yourself, serving others, being kind, and simply making relationships a priority makes sense in living a fulfilling and satisfying life. Become love and when your time does come, you will die happy!
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