I am one, though I forget it sometimes. It was less than 2 years ago that I was going through
chemotherapy (which is terribly harsh, and mine wasn't even that intense), and I'm already to the point where I can go without it crossing my mind for weeks.
I'd love to be able to say it
changed my life and caused me to understand my own
mortality,
cherish every minute and
live it up. Maybe it did, because I am rather
high on life a lot of the time. But I don't know if having
cancer had anything to do with that. I'm convinced that appreciating life to its fullest requires a constant and
conscious effort, no matter what you've been through or how many times you've been
brutally reminded of your own
mortality.
Finding favorite
books,
movies, and
music that put the fire back in your eye can really help. My personal favorites are
Dead Poet's Society,
American Beauty,
The Princess Bride,
Amadeus, and
Dave Matthews. I watch these periodically. They make me
happy just to be alive.
And of course there's that someone (
you know who I'm talking about) who somehow
rejuvinates you whenever you're around them. Combine this with the
aforementioned media and you've set yourself up for
bliss.
Leave the rest behind.