The Top Of My Todo List
I found this article a few months back and was struck by its simplicity and big-picture view.  We would be crazy to not try to learn from those ahead of us since we only get one pass at this.<p>I sent it around to some friends and, oddly, a common response was "You're too young (I'm 30) to be thinking about death."  How ironic.  We don't want to think about the end until its thrust upon us, but by then its too late to change course.  I like the inversion you did.  Its a good reminder to live life intentionally.