Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to Live Inspired podcast Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.

I record these so that you and I can begin our days and our weeks in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration.

And today's question is this, how shall we live? How shall we live?

Ecclesiastes reminds us that death is the destiny of everyone.

And the living must take this to heart.

So let me ask the question again before we begin today's

episode. How shall we live? As an awkward St. Louis University freshman with few friends on campus

and little idea who I really was, where I fit in, how to act, or what to major in, I met someone who

positively changed my life.

Mark Haberberger was so vibrantly alive, charismatic, and joyful that I wanted immediately after

meeting him to be just like him. In fact, because I met him, I pledged Phi Kappa Theta fraternity

because Mark was in it.

I majored in finance and informational technology because Mark said it would lead to a good job.

I spent the majority of every afternoon in the quad because Mark took up residence there

and his magnetic personality attracted everyone to join him there.

In addition to being gregarious, Mark was also selfless.

Knowing that I loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball, he took me to Ozzie Smith's final game.

Knowing that I loved the St. Louis Blues, he invited me to the game where Brett Hall would end up scoring his 500th goal.

And knowing that I had nothing to do on Valentine's Day, Mark insisted that I get out of the dorm room, join a bunch of the buddies out, and toast collectively to our love of life.

Mark's smile lit up entire rooms.

His energetic demeanor made everyone near him feel as if they were the most important

person in the world.

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