Why everyone should have a last will and testament

One day, when you approach the two-lane bridge that leaves the island where you live, you look up and see an ambulance with flashing lights approaching overhead. There is a pick-up truck and a small car in front of the ambulance. If you stop on the bridge, the ambulance is stuck.

You barely have the time and space to pull off the road and onto the shoulder to open a free lane for the mega vehicle. Make your move with a backward glance at the car behind you, making sure the driver is not about to collide with you. The ambulance moves to your left and enters the lane you cleared.

The next thing you know, the van in front of the ambulance is moving into the open space you created. That idiot is trying to overtake the slow car in front of him. With nowhere else to go, the ambulance is now forced to squeeze between the truck and the concrete side of the bridge.

The result: the ambulance in all its glory is heading straight for you.

The last thing you are afraid to see is the huge yellow vehicle moving at full speed towards you and your little car. All you can do is grab the steering wheel and yell, “Oh Jesus.” (You could have said worse, so give yourself some credit for showing decorum with what your last words might have been.)

Somehow, and you will never know how, the ambulance disappears from your sight. There is no sound of broken glass or metal creaking. A quick check tells you that you are still breathing and in one piece.

When you finally recover from the shock of your life; He realizes that all those plans that he had been talking about implementing need to be taken care of now. We never know when the moment of death will come. Don’t leave your family, friends, and loved ones wondering about your last wishes.

Have you been putting off writing your last will and testament? Making those unthinkable end-of-life plans?

We all know that we are going to die one day, but no one really believes that it will happen before we reach the so-called “Golden Years.” After all, your health is good; your parents lived well into the nineties. So what’s the rush?

You lead a busy life and you just don’t have time to dive into another seemingly unnecessary and time-consuming process. When you think about all the tasks involved, you feel overwhelmed.

So go back to your original thinking: you don’t have to do anything with your final arrangements just yet. To quote Scarlett O’Hara, “After all, tomorrow is another day.” For now, you should focus on the present, not the here after.

Incorrect. Take charge now.

* Contact attorneys, accountants, brokers, anyone who has access to the skills and experience to guide you.

* Discuss your funeral services with your clergy. Select music and scriptures.

* Make a list of all the tasks you need to do to get things straight.

* Make another list of what others will have to do after you are gone.

* Let your family and those close to you know what you have planned and how they can access that information. Your worries may be over, but theirs will barely begin if they keep searching for the keys to your kingdom.

You may not want to share this private information with everyone in your family. Select those with whom you are closest and trust to fulfill your wishes and follow your instructions.

Your family and friends can cry without having to wonder about your last wishes and search for critical information. The trade-off for you, although you won’t be there to experience it, is that they will remember it more fondly than if you had left them in a tangled web. This is his latest demonstration of good etiquette.