How Do You Want to Die? (11/4/10)

How do you want to die?

I've been thinking of that recently. Not because I want to die, mind you, but simply because Death is a part of Life.
I've had people tell me not to focus on Death, but on Life. Thing is, when you tell someone a friend or loved one passed away, what do they ask? "How did they die?" They never really ask "How did they live".
Infact, beyond what you hear from the friends, family, and preacher during a person's funeral, you rarely hear about a person's life.

So, that brings me to the question, "how do you want to die?"

I know how I want to die. I want to have my life sacrificed to save someone or something greater than me. Which, in my mind, is almost anything.
You see it in the movies all the time: Boromir in "Lord of the Rings", Neo in "The Matrix", Maximus in "Gladiator", William Wallace in "Braveheart"...
To quote Bon Jovi:
"Lord, I got to ask a favor, and I'll hope you'll understand. 'Cause I've lived life to the fullest, let this boy die like a man. Staring down a bullet, let me make my final stand."

Thats how I want to be remembered. Thats how I want to die.

How do you want to die?