You can't force people to stay in your life. Staying is a choice, so be thankful for people who choose you.
No thanks Audi; I get all the uncompromised luxury I can handle by driving whatever car my wife thinks makes me look the most married.
Once you commit to the idea of a closed casket funeral it really takes a lot of pressure off how you live your life.
I bet the frankincense guy was all like, "Let's put the three items in one gift basket and the basket can be from all of us."
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? Why are you waiting?
