Nobody likes to talk about this. It’s a quite depressive subject that makes things worse, especially if we get a feeling like an end is near. Still, there’s no point in avoiding it because at some point our life is going to end.
Even if you are young and the healthiest person in the world, bear in mind, that every day brings us closer to death. Now, it doesn’t mean that you should obsess over it, however, it wouldn’t hurt to take care of some things before you pass away.
Maybe this day is the best day to start thinking about some important stuff, that may seemingly appear to be irrelevant. What do we mean by that? To help you make things a bit clearer we are going to put together a list of things that are supposed to be done before you leave this planet.
Crucial Things To Do Before You Die
Say Whatever Is On Your Mind
This is the perfect moment and opportunity to reflect on life, on the things that you have or haven’t done. If you have a desire to share these things, or simply your experiences, memories, thoughts, recipes, or suggestions, write them down.
Even if it’s just for you. It doesn’t matter. At some point, maybe the people you love and care about are going to want to read this sort of journal or diary. Simply take time to say anything that’s on your mind, because after you’re gone, your words are going to simply fall silent. That’s why they should be heard today and written down.
Create A Will
Writing this enables you to plan what is going to happen to all your assets, money, and possession after you die. Having a will makes many things easier, for instance, your loved ones are not going to be forced to think about certain things (such as who is going to take this or that) after you leave this world. More importantly, it also wouldn’t hurt to let them know about your funeral wishes.
Why is this so important? Well, it’s because if you die without creating it, everything that you own is going to be allocated according to certain rules, rather than according to your desires and wishes.
What Else Is Supposed To Be Done?
Sign Documents To Protect Yourself
Estate planning should begin earlier than you might have planned. In a lot of states, parents do not have the authority to make any health care decisions or manage cash for their children once they turn eighteen.
That’s the case even if they still have those children on their health insurance plan. This just goes to show that if your kid experiences an accident and God forbid becomes disabled, even for a short period, you are going to have to demand court approval to act on the behalf of your kid.
Therefore, every 18-year old is supposed to sign a health care proxy which means that he/she is going to authorize an individual to make medical decisions on his or her behalf if he/she isn’t able to, along with a living desire where this individual is going to express their desires about some aspects regarding end-of-life care.
Furthermore, every adult who doesn’t care whether they are old or young should sign a power of lawyer allowing somebody else to take care of financial stuff if it’s necessary. All these rules and regulations are different in each state.
Eat The Best Meal Ever!
If you’ve always been a huge foodie, then there’s no reason to stop indulging in food, as long as your body allows you to. Maybe you are currently not able to eat every single thing that’s on your mind but listen to your body to figure out what it’s yearning for. Is it pizza? Or pasta? Or huge, juice burger? What is it exactly? In this situation, it would be recommendable to plan upfront because if you consume anything your heart desires, you are not going to leave this planet feeling cheated.
It’s time to give yourself a break and do not think about the price you see or any potential “consequences” of this whole process. For instance, William Pitt had his famous dying words (there are two versions, but we are going to name a better one).
In the second version, when he was on his deathbed, the last thing he said was “I think I could eat one of Bellamy’s veal pies.” As you can see, even when we’re about to die, food is always on our minds.
Leaving this wonderful world is very hard and no one is ever one hundred percent ready to “go” but what must be done, must be done. That’s why you should read every single line in this article to make sure you’ve done it with no regrets.
