Why I Will Never Die

“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” 
― Banksy

Death is the only thing we are ever guaranteed in life. No matter how many vitamins we take, and how many times we turn our heads and cough for the doctor, we are all still going to die. Our bodies were not meant to last forever. We work our bodies down and eventually they know when it is time to pull the plug.

There is a way to live forever though. We must find a way to become timeless. To this day we read and study the works of Shakespeare and his heart stopped beating back in 1616, but he never died because his writing has such a profound impact on us. Andy Warhol's heart stopped beating back in 1987 but he never died because he became an icon in pop art culture. Audrey Hepburn's heart stopped beating in 1993 but she never died because of her beauty in the movies and how when ever she smiled we could not help but smile back. Martin Luther King Jr's heart was tragically stopped in 1968 but he never died because his words and his messages rang on in the ears of America

So what do all of these people have in common that is letting them live forever. They are artist. They are creators. In many different ways, but at the bottom of it all, they art artist. Artist who use paint, who use words, who uses acting to show their talent, their ideas, their believes, their stories. Everyones mind is a garden, but artist are the only ones who ever remember to water it.

I will never die. I will create everyday. Big creations, and small ones. Some for the public, and some for myself. I will write, I will paint, I will film, I will sing, I will leave this world a better place than when I got here. Maybe my name will be talked about by everyone, or maybe it will just be one person. Maybe it will be you who makes me live for ever, but I promise you this, I will never die.

Will you ever die?

So it goes....