4. Why Vita? 3/8 – CRISIS

Why Wait for a Crisis?

A heart attack, burnout, losing someone you love, getting fired – or any other wake-up call – can suddenly shift your entire perspective.

It’s often only then that you truly realize just how fragile and precious life really is.

Until that moment, it’s easy to live a life that’s not truly yours. Living someone else’s version of success, wearing a mask you’ve worn for years, or numbing yourself with endless distractions.

That kind of distraction often manifests as an addiction to external validation – chasing the next big thing, the next promotion, the next Instagram-worthy trip.

But deep down, there’s always something missing. Something real and meaningful that external things can’t fulfill.

That’s when it’s time to reconnect with who you really are.

The good news? You don’t have to wait for a crisis to wake up. You can choose to see clearly now – before life forces your hand.

Choosing to Live Differently

Confronting suppressed emotions, allowing yourself to feel fully, and recognizing there’s no second chance when the end truly arrives, provides powerful leverage to reshape your life.

You’ll start making different choices. Choices aligned with who you genuinely are, ensuring that the rest of your life isn’t spent just going through the motions, but fully lived.

Trivialities that once dominated your life because of peer pressure or mindless routine suddenly become easy to filter out.

You’ll focus only on what truly matters to you. Embracing authenticity. Living your truth.

"Because it's not what we get or how we are perceived that makes us happy. It's who we become - how we live our lives and who we are as a person. People can take away all of the 'things' but who you are, no one can take that from you." Tony Robbins

The Overview Effect

Astronauts who return to Earth after a space journey share a profound experience known as the Overview Effect.

Space philosopher Frank White first introduced this concept in his 1987 book³, highlighting how viewing Earth from space transforms astronauts:

They’re overwhelmed by Earth’s beauty and fragility, experience a heightened sense of interconnectedness with humanity and nature, and often come back deeply changed, with new values, priorities, and perspectives.

Seeing our planet from space makes you profoundly aware of just how vulnerable and precious our world is, igniting a deeper commitment to sustainability and care for our planet. 

Former astronaut Chris Hadfield described his profound experience from space as life-changing, igniting a deep sense of responsibility for our planet and inspiring him to passionately advocate for sustainability and global unity.

Breathtaking view of Earth from space illustrating the Overview Effect.

Seeing Life with New Eyes

Similarly, those who’ve had near-death experiences (NDEs) often undergo radical transformations.

Cardiologist Pim van Lommel, in his groundbreaking book Endless Consciousness, scientifically explores these profound shifts.

People who’ve had an NDE often lose their fear of death, suddenly finding renewed meaning and purpose in daily life. External markers of success – like status, appearance, or material possessions – lose their significance.

Instead, authenticity and connection become paramount.

Life no longer feels like a superficial cycle of consumption, the endless race for ‘more.’ 

It breaks the illusion that society’s tunnel vision creates: the false promise that we always need more to be happy.

Trapped in the Illusion

“The excessively mechanized and automated technology enables us to significantly reduce work effort and hours.
Yet, ironically, this rarely happens.
We work excessively hard to earn and buy things we don’t genuinely need, just to justify our endless working.”

— Herbert Marcuse (German-American philosopher and sociologist)

You Don’t Have to Wait for a Crisis

The Last Hour Experience offers you the opportunity to radically shift your life perspective – without needing a near-death experience or traveling into space.

You’ll see your life differently, set new priorities, and refocus on what truly matters.

Ultimately, you’ll discover that when you embrace the end, your life becomes richer, more meaningful, and infinitely more precious.

What are you waiting for?

From here, your path is crystal clear.

You are the adventure you’ve been waiting for.

It’s time to live life – unapologetically.

² Frank White – The Overview Effect (1987).

³ Pim van Lommel – Eindeloos bewustzijn [Endless Consciousness] (2008), translated from Dutch, p. 67–90.