“Oh Agnes, oh my soul, so may thy face be by me when I close my life indeed; so may I, when realities are melting from me, like the shadows which I now dismiss, still find thee near me, pointing upward!”
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Ask yourself: who and what will stand with you when everything else fades? Stop pretending time is endless and stop packing life with distractions that steal your priorities. Make choices now that reflect the person you want at the end, not the excuses you keep today.
When to use it
- Read it at a loved one's bedside to remember presence matters more than tasks and empty promises.
- Use it as a nightly check: are you living so that someone would still be near you when everything else fades?
- Put it on your journal page before planning the week to cut low-value chores and prioritize what truly matters.
- Say it aloud during a hard decision to force the question: will this choice point my life upward or distract me further?