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STRESS is such a typical word. Everybody gets stressed, everybody has stuff to do, but character is defined by how you handle that stress and disappointment. Stress doesn't come easily for me, as finals begin and I, like many people, crowd the library, my stress level does not rise. As my test nears and my paper due date creeps forward my mind stays focused on my future. Focused on the fact that no matter what happens God has a plan for me. I am a big believer in faith and the idea that everything happens for a reason, so as I finish my test, good or bad I can shake it off. It's not that I don't care, because I do, but why should I spend my time worrying over something I can't change anymore, something that I should have been prepared for in the first place? And if I wasn't...well at least I tried my hardest. God has a path for me and no matter what grades I get in school, no matter who likes me or doesn't, my time could end when I least expect it. How would you live your life if you knew that it could end in the next few hours? Would you be nicer? make more friends? make a difference in someone elses life? forgive someone? It's weird when you actually think about how much little things effect your attitude on life. School is important, yes, but it shouldn't change your attitude or alter your character based off one test or class. There is a reason for everything...

He said: "I was in my early forties,
"With a lot of life before me,
"An' a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
"I spent most of the next days,
"Looking at the x-rays,
"An' talking 'bout the options an' talkin’ ‘bout sweet time."
I asked him when it sank in,
That this might really be the real end?
How’s it hit you when you get that kind of news?
Man whatcha do?

An' he said: "I went sky diving, I went rocky mountain climbing,
"I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu.
"And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter,
"And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying."
An' he said: "Some day, I hope you get the chance,
"To live like you were dyin'."

Live Like You Were Dying. Tim McGraw