The intro for the long-running NBC soap opera “The Days of Our Lives” proclaims, “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” The line is more than a great introduction—it’s the absolute truth.

One day, the sand in your hourglass will run out. We have a limited amount of time on this earth. What will be left after you’re gone? Maybe some social media posts, mementos, people’s memories, and what you created. Those things can fade over time, but your words can be immortal.

We all have the same amount of time in life. Life is never going to be ideal, and things are not going to slow down. There is always going to be something happening. You write in the midst of an imperfect life, in the mess and the muck of what is happening all around you.

In the musical “Hamilton,” Eliza Hamilton asks her husband, “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” The truth is that we’re all running out of time.

Question: Does knowing your life will come to an end someday motivate you to make the most of every day? Why or why not?