I imagine that today I am to die. I ask for time to be alone and write down for my friends a sort of testament for which the points that follow
could serve as chapter titles.

1. These things I have loved in life:
Things I tasted,
looked at,
smelled,
heard,
touched.

2. These experiences I have cherished:

3. These ideas have brought me liberation:

4. These beliefs I have outgrown:

5. These convictions I have lived by:

6. These are the things I have lived for:

7. These insights I have gained in the school of life:
insights into God,
the world,
human nature,
Jesus Christ,
love,
religion,
prayer.

8. These risks I took, these dangers I have courted:

9. These sufferings have seasoned me:

10. These lessons life has taught me:

11. These influences have shaped my life (persons, occupations, books, events):

12. These scripture texts have lit my path:

13. These things I regret about my life:

14. These are my life’s achievements:

15. These persons are enshrined within my heart:

16. These are my unfulfilled desires:
I choose an ending for this document:
a poem—my own or someone else’s;
or a prayer;
a sketch or a picture from a magazine;
a scripture text;
or anything that I judge would be
an apt conclusion to my testament.

The wisdom here will certainly be lost on some. BUMP !