Today...
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Have you ever sat down and thought about what that means? We hear that statement so often, I'm afraid it has become very trite. Yet, the truth of it resounds through our conscience. It reminds us of the importance of the very minute in which we live, for in the next it is gone. It is also a statement that brings to the fore of one thinking the brevity of the lives we lead. There will never again be another Sepember 13, 2005. What should happen today? How will that differ from what will? Where do we fit in that scheme. Every person, great, small, rich, poor, smart, ignorant, make a contribution to the fabric that describes the days and weeks and years of our lives. Whether our contribution is to grasp an opportunity and make a world of difference, or to ignore it, sit back, and do nothing, we make our choices, and so our contributions. Perhaps what should have been done wasn't. So something has been given, or held, and the flow of events is affected. Our choices affect not only ourselves, but those close to us, our communities, and in turn, the very world in which we live. Imagine if every person living on welfare who has the ability to work decided to find a job. The market would be flooded, men would find new opportunities, new jobs would be created, perhaps even new industries, and our economy would flourish as it never has before. All because a multitude of individuals made a personal decision at a personal level to have an affect on the world in which they live.
Today s available to everyone, but nobody is guaranteed tomorrow. So we must act upon that which we are given. Today.