An awareness of death enables us to live each day each moment—filled with appreciation for the unique opportunity we have to create something of our time on Earth.

Buddhism Day by Day

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 14, 2013:

 

An awareness of death enables us to live each day each moment—filled with appreciation for the unique opportunity we have to create something of our time on Earth. I believe that in order to enjoy true happiness, we should live each moment as if it were our last. Today will never return. We may speak of the past or of the future, but the only reality we have is that of this present instant. And confronting the reality of death actually enables us to bring unlimited creativity, courage and joy into each instant of our lives.