Thankfully, Ric Elias survived to tell 3 things he’s learnt during his “mementom” experience.

1. Remember: Your life can all change in an instant.

Ric now says that he “collects bad wines.” Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, He’s opening them. He no longer wants to postpone anything in life. And that urgency, that purpose, has really changed his life.

2. One big regret: He regretted the time he wasted on things that did not matter with people that matter.

3. Dying was not scary. He said it’s almost like we’ve been preparing for it our whole lives. But it was still very sad to realise that he would not see his children grow up – and from this Mementom experience, he said that he decided that his only major goal now in life is to be a good dad.

Watch the whole 5 min talk from Ric here: