I just read a comment on a popular tech news site. The comment, “live
like you’ll die tomorrow, but plan as though you’ll live forever” was
made in reference to a friend of the poster’s that died at the age of
26 from Leukemia (although perhaps he was looking for the quote “Dream as
if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today” by James Dean).

Now, we’ve all heard these carpe diem sayings before and I think off
the top of our heads we think to ourselves that this is a good
philosophy. What does this really mean though? If you start to analyze
the words it starts sounding like new age-y flimflam. It’s easy just to
tell people stuff like “live like you were dying” but can you imagine a
world where people took this saying to heart?

These sayings are left up to personal interpretation but I think what
they really mean is don’t doubt yourself so much and don’t be afraid to
take some chances but I guess that doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily