There are many people
out there who are obsessed with the past. They dwell in the darkness of
yesterday and forever carry the burden of what they did or said in years
gone by. Others dread the arrival of tomorrow and they all forget the importance
of today. This piece of prose was a reality check for me. Maybe it will
help you too.
There are
two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which
should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One of
these days is YESTERDAY
with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the
money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single
act we performed; we cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.
The other
day we should not worry about is TOMORROW
with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor
performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.
Tomorrow's
sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds -- but it
will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is as yet
unborn.
This leaves
only one day -- TODAY.
Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and
I add the burdens of those two awful eternities -- Yesterday and Tomorrow
that we break down.
It is not
the experience of today that drives men mad -- it is remorse or bitterness
for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may
bring.
Let us,
therefore, live but one day at a time.
If you have
something nice to add to this website, don't hesitate to send it to me.
My e-mail address is ColinD@Netcom.ca
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