Clare Henney: Last Will and Testament

12:00 PM | | Posted by Clare Henney

I recently found a template for a Last Will and Testament and tried to fill it up. Sounds crazy and morbid, but I have been curious about it since I’ve heard of so many people who have died before their time or who have died suddenly who did not have the chance to tell people what needs to be done once they have passed away. When I was filling up my version of a Last Will and Testament, I was surprised to realize that there are so many things I would want to say and that there are parts of my life — friends included — that my family do not know about. Things like this would help them to do so. It could help them know more about me if I made this — that was the thought that came to mind while I was filling it up. Another thing I realized was how unimportant all my material belongings actually are. As I typed them all up and stated which should go with whom, it made me realize how much more temporary these things are in our lives and how these things should not be what we value in this life because we can’t take it with us when we move on to the next life. Have any of you ever considered making your own Last Will and Testament?  I know it seems morbid but then it’s just like insurance — you know death will happen inevitably so we get for when the time comes (we just don’t know when).  This is something that we should prepare for like insurance I think. Yes, I am weird, I know that.  But still…anyone else out there willing to try this?