![Reflecting on the ephemeral nature of life can bring our priorities into perspective.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170616092347im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/s/3/y/0/image.related.landscape.460x307.gws3f9.png/1497571471288.jpg)
The 'unexpectedly positive' experience of dying
"I want more time with Jason. I want more time with my children. I want more time sipping martinis at the Green Mill Jazz Club on Thursday nights. But that is not going to happen. I probably have only a few days left being a person on this planet."