Before I Die

In the University District of San Diego there is a blackboard covering the entire length of a building with multiple lines drawn across its black expanse waiting for chalk written answers to the phrase:  “Before I die…” 

Any person who happens to be going past on foot can stop and contemplate what response would complete their personal bucket list and then write their answer there.  Many already have done so.  To me it seems like an interesting exercise.  The board has some revealing and interesting thoughts.  It is worth the read.

Whether or not you choose to write your thoughts upon this board for all to see or within a personal journal for your eyes only, have you ever thought of what is at the top of your own personal list that you could write down here given the same opportunity to answer this question?

Occasionally the proprietors of the adjacent business, who came up with this venue for eliciting soul-felt thoughts, erase the blackboard and the process starts all over again.  Young, old or somewhere in between, people are interested in this exercise and pause as they pass.  So am I.  One day I am going to stop by there and add my thoughts (after I figure out what the most relevant answer is in my journal.)