The sixth step of Climicus’ Ladder, is, as I have already shared, Remembrance of Death. As I was thinking about this, this question came to mind: How would I live this day if I knew it was my last? I would ask my readers to find an answer to this same question.

Although I know that different people would answer this question in different ways, this is the answer I came up with: I could keep doing just what I am doing now! I have read about people who have had near-death experiences and many say that it changed their perspective on life, inasmuch as they         decided from then on to enjoy every minute.

I have suggested several times to you, my readers, that I believe that it is critical to live in the present moment, especially since the present moment is the only thing that is real in life.

Now this raises another question. If there is no such thing as eternal death, than how should we live our last day? Some say that we should pray, repent, give our belongings to those who need them, be reconciled with all those who have wronged us, and ask forgiveness of those against whom we have sinned.

However, this is how we should be living as Christians every day of our life. We must pray, forgive, be generous and live a simple life. We should confess our sins and endure all things with patience and humility and show love to all.

Living in the present moment allows us to truly live this way because there is no past and no future and so we must be as much like Jesus right now as we possibly can. If we haven’t made such an effort in the past, we can’t change that. Therefore it doesn’t matter. If we think that we will try to live like Jesus in the future, we cannot be assured that we will be alive in the future. So, all we can do is make a sincere attempt to live like Jesus in the present moment. Now is when we can experience God.