Only Love Would Be Appropriate

If our only spiritual practice were to live as though we
were already dead, relating to all we meet, to all we do,
as though it were our final moments in the world, what
time would there be for old games or falsehoods or
posturing? If we lived our life as though we were already
dead, as though our children were already dead, how much
time would there be for self-protection and the recreation
of ancient mirages? Only love would be appropriate,
only the truth.

Stephen Levine