My friends often call me a pessimist, but the truth is I am always expecting the unexpected.
We can never be sure what tomorrow has in store for us because in a moment things can change in our lives. I am always very attentive to this 'philosophy', and rarely like to plan things in advance. And very often when I do, something always comes up...
If I say to somebody 'I will see you tomorrow' how do I know I will?
I quite often say 'god willing'.
This is not a way of copping out, or putting the blame on someone else; but rather a way of accepting that some things are beyond our control, and they are.
I often think about the Maddie case in the Algarve. How many times did the McCann's interrogate themselves as to why, on that night, did they leave their children alone?
When something happens to us we often think of the alternatives and how things might have been if we'd have done things differently.
Just that one moment that changed everything.
So what about when things go well, are we actually grateful? Do we really appreciate what we have? Do we even notice?
It is like we expect things to always go right, like somehow we deserve it.
Tomorrow, will we appreciate what we had today? Or do we simply want it all tomorrow?
We can never be sure what tomorrow has in store for us because in a moment things can change in our lives. I am always very attentive to this 'philosophy', and rarely like to plan things in advance. And very often when I do, something always comes up...
If I say to somebody 'I will see you tomorrow' how do I know I will?
I quite often say 'god willing'.
This is not a way of copping out, or putting the blame on someone else; but rather a way of accepting that some things are beyond our control, and they are.
I often think about the Maddie case in the Algarve. How many times did the McCann's interrogate themselves as to why, on that night, did they leave their children alone?
When something happens to us we often think of the alternatives and how things might have been if we'd have done things differently.
Just that one moment that changed everything.
So what about when things go well, are we actually grateful? Do we really appreciate what we have? Do we even notice?
It is like we expect things to always go right, like somehow we deserve it.
Tomorrow, will we appreciate what we had today? Or do we simply want it all tomorrow?
Live every day like it is your last and speak every word like it is your first.
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