You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.
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Mortality can clarify without becoming morbid. Finite time sharpens what is worthy of attention now.
Marcus uses death as a discipline of proportion. The point is not fear, but urgency toward integrity in speech, thought, and action while opportunity remains.
The line endures because it strips delay of its illusion of abundance.
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