Finished Reading: Living Life Backward by David Gibson đź“š
Living Life Backward teaches that true wisdom comes from honestly facing the reality of death and our lack of control over life, which frees us to stop striving for gain and to receive each day—and its simple blessings—as a gift from God.
In essence, the “big idea” is that life is gift, not gain; and learning to live well means accepting our mortality, enjoying the present, and focusing on loving God and others while we have the opportunity