'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams showed how to live our final days |
I've been thinking a lot about mortality lately. It's an uncomfortable fact that we are all dying. Some of us slowly, and some a lot faster. But none of us really know the day we will breathe our last.
The news that Scott Adams, the 68-year-old creator of the popular comic strip "Dilbert," died after battling prostate cancer has prompted me to reflect on this reality even more deeply.
Through tears, Adams’ ex-wife, Shelly Miles, confirmed that he died in a message posted on his "Real Coffee with Scott Adams" podcast channel on Jan. 13. She read a final letter he had written to his audience on Jan. 1 wherein the former agnostic confirmed that he had made a decision to convert to Christianity, taking "Pascal's Wager."
"I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, and look forward to spending an eternity with him," Adams wrote.
Adams' letter provided insight into what mattered to him during his final days. After his marriage ended, he continued to pen "Dilbert" and decided to write what he hoped would be........