18 Truths about Life You Must Know without Having a Heart Attack
On 3rd Apr 2009, at about 4:30 PM, I experienced an angina attack for the first time in my life. The hours and hours of incessant and agonizing chest pain, left my body lifeless and my mind thrown off balance.
Angiography revealed that two arteries in my heart have clots in them. The blockage was preventing the natural flow of oxygen-filled blood into my heart. The heart went into overdrive. The blood pressure shot up to dangerous levels. And the “so smooth” world of mine, was shattered to pieces.
My understanding of life deepened as the pain gradually left me alone, and in the dark moments of the night, lying alone in the hospital bed, I thought of many things. I promised myself that when I’ll get back home and I am able to type, however painfully, I’ll share those realizations with you, because I must. That is my purpose, to realize more about life and to share it.
18 Truths about Life
1. You can really die at any moment. There are no guarantees in life.
2. In your darkest moments, the only people you’ll want around yourself, will be the ones you love and who love you, without any conditions
3. Your career, money and status are not worth a dime. At the end of it all, all you seek is love and forgiveness
4. No matter how lonely you might feel, in the heart of your heart, you know that there is someone watching over you, all the time
5. 99% of the things you worry so much about, on daily basis, don’t really matter in the big picture
6. Your life is the collection of memories you leave in the consciousness of the people you interact with, and you want those memories to be happy memories, spreading hope and love
7. There are no strangers in life. The person you think of as a stranger might be the one who comfort you the most, when you need it the most
8. You do not tell people who love you that how much they really mean to you, enough times
9. You take too much for granted and you are mostly ungrateful
10. You do not really comprehend that every breath you take is something awesome
11. No matter how much you have, you’ll always want more
12. No matter how little you have, you always have enough
13. You mostly misjudge the real priorities of your life
14. You don’t really understand that nothing lasts forever
15. You are always creating and affecting life around you
16. Choice is always there and you are free to choose even in your last moment
17. Your most intangible belongings are your most worthy possessions
18. The only purpose of your life is to serve others, willingly and with love, in your own unique way
There you are with 18 insights that I promised myself that I’ll share with you as soon as possible.
Coronary Angiography
Here is the angiography video that was recorded while the doctors were doing that procedure on me.
I’m so glad you made it through safely, my friend! This is a powerful post. Not only because of what it says, but from where it comes from. In your darkest hour, you found a way to let your inner light shine, and you brought this illumination to the whole world.
This is beautiful, in every sense of the word.
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Thanks bro for your kind words.
I’m speechless.
What a powerful, amazing post. I’m so glad you are well. I’m so glad you are back. And I am especially glad you shared your thoughts with us right away, when this is fresh and real and impossible to ignore.
Thank You, Sunny, for these incredible reminders. Welcome back, my friend!!!
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Thanks for being here, really. Sweet of you, as usual.
I hope you will recover soon! It is amazing that you still find strength to write this
I love this post a lot, thank you for the insights.
Pax Vobiscum
Maaike
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Thanks for commenting Maaike. Why wait for tomorrow to say anything you wanna say? I may not be here tomorrow. So lets live NOW!
Hi Sunny
I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank you for taking the time to write this post. I really enjoy the 18 truths about life. This is a great post, you touch my heart. Stumble.
Take care my friend and Thank you,
Giovanna Garcia
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Thanks for your kind words and stumble Gio.
Hi Sunny,
What an ordeal you have been through! I am grateful that your time was not up and that you were able to learn from such an experience. Sometimes that is the purpose of such events.
Your 18 points are beautiful and so true. May we all live each moment to its fullest and may we all be an expression of love.
My prayers are with you and your family. May you have a speedy recovery, my friend!
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Sunny,
Wow, I’m amazed you’re writing about it so soon. You have a big heart for wanting to share this even while you were recovering in hospital. I’ve Stumbled the post too. These are truths we all way we know, until our life flashes before us and we realise that we haven’t done them because we were too busy with other things… thanks for the reminder.
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Hi Sunny,
I’m deeply touched by your post… Wishing you a very speedy recovery.
Love&Light,
Veronica
Like your post very much. In a day or so, I’ll send you a long comment on mail. Shortly – definitely agree with you in everything you wrote.
Wish you fast recovering.
Hi Sunny,
I’m glad you are well. What a beautiful post. So powerful.
Sending you an abundance of positive thoughts, energy and love.
Love,
Jacky
Sunny,
May you find the strength to come back quickly and share your powerful story with us all.
If love and support were all you’d need for healing, you wouldn’t have even spent that one night alone in the dark.
Keep getting better, my friend!
Steve
My love is with you, my friend…What an amazing journey for you…THIS is what it’s about, no good, no bad…only the experience and the enlightenment and sharing of it! Stunning!
Thank you so much for sharing the insights with us, we are with you!
The heart is the center for loving yourself, it’s trying to tell you something… hope you’ve heard the message…
Love and Light
Marlene
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All are good but I’m thinking of this one for you right now
#10 You really comprehend that every breath you take is something awesome
so keep breathing.. and get well soon…
cheers
Robl
Hi Sunny,
Bless you for sharing the power that simply can not be ignored in that moment rather than waiting. Thank you for the reminder of what is important, the gift of us all having the benefit of your pain.
May you be physically well and strong again very soon, as you already shine so bright in spirit.
Love,
Leanne
Blessings to you my friend. May your recovery be as swift as the wind and as warm as your soul.
I am sending love and sunshine. Get well quickly sunny,
Jennie from Anthony Robbins Web Community!
I love this post. All of these things are so true and SO important to learn. Thanks for posting your wisdom here. Get well soon!
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Hey Sunny,
What a powerful post, as others have said. Truly, facing up to death is one of the most scary things ever, but coming out of it on the other side is a blessing.
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Really powerful post. It touched my heart. Get well soon and thanks for sharing your feelings and thoughts with us all. I send you this quote in return: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
—Anais Nin
You’ve done it! Get well
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You moved me deeply
Hi all my friends who left a comment here. Please know that it means a lot to me that you took the time to leave a comment here and wished me good health. Thank you so much for that.
I am doing much better and will be back to writing soon.
Soooo glad you’re feeling better, Sunny! See you back soon! Lots of lovely Good Vibes, Hugs & Sunshine!
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Wow man this is incredible. I’m glad you made it through OK (when did it happen?)
Great lessons shared here!
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Hi Glen. Thanks for visiting and commenting. It happened on 3rd April 2009.
Dear Sunny,
I just read this blog and I pray for your speedy recovery and health.
Harish
@Harish: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again.