All, doing a 5 minute freewrite. Thank you for reading.
Once upon a time, there was a wealthy man who was obsessed with the idea of immortality. He spent his entire fortune on searching for a way to cheat death. Eventually, he came across a group of mystics who claimed they could grant him eternal life.
The mystics asked the man to lie in a coffin for three days, without food or water. If he survived, he would be granted immortality. Excited by the prospect of living forever, the man agreed to the challenge.
On the third day, the mystics returned to open the coffin. But when they did, they found that the man was already dead. Shocked, they quickly closed the coffin and left.
Years later, a group of archaeologists stumbled upon the man's tomb. Curious, they opened the coffin and found the man's perfectly preserved body inside. As they examined the corpse, they noticed an inscription on the inside of the coffin lid that read, "Open your coffin and see what you have missed."
The archaeologists realized that the man had spent his entire life searching for a way to avoid death, only to miss out on the beauty of life itself. The inscription was a reminder to cherish every moment, for life is fleeting and precious.
