Do you remember that Mohammed Ali, when he was boxing in his prime, aimed to "float like a butterfuly and sting like a bee"? We took that rather mellifluous phrase and transformed it into a statement that inspired us through all those late nights of Diasa's programming, testing and refinement. The statement was this:
"Die as a butterfly or live like a flea!"
Each of us faces this choice every day. Either we can live with the joy of lighting up the world around us, and perhaps flitting here and there and taking a few risks that make our hearts soar, or we can hunker down and do the minimum that keeps us safe and well-fed, even if we're adding nothing of much value to the world around us or the people upon whose backs we ride.
But the critical word here is choice. Whatever our personal or financial circumstances, we can choose what attitudes to adopt during our lives. When your life is drawing to a close, what will be your identity as you look back over your life? Will you be able to smile with pride about the way you lived, and run through in your mind happy memories of how much joy you brought to the world and to those who cared about you?
That's where Diasa came from. Your ultimate identity depends on how you live your life tomorrow, today, and right now. It's your choice how you complete the sentence "Die as a... "