When someone finds out that he has a terminal illness all of the sudden he gets proportion and rethinks his way of life. All of the sudden, money seems less important and family much more. He thinks about meeting Hashem and what he is going to be doing for eternity [we hope...] etc. etc.
This is what I don't understand: We are all terminal. Life is by definition a terminal illness. How long? None of us know but we know that we really don't have much time. So why do we need a doctor to give a diagnosis to get our act together?
It's a Zohar: תא חזי בר נש אזיל בהאי עלמא והוא חשיב דדיליה הוא תדיר וישתאר בגויה לדרי דרין
