Aha! Got your attention, didn’t I? You thought we were going to talk about honky-tonks, bar rooms, whiskey swigging and loose living, didn’t you? Well, sorry to disappoint.
Today, we will talk about last chances. Life has no guarantees. That new hobby you have been wanting to pursue? That lunch with a dear friend whom you have not seen in months? Or taking the grandkids to Disney World, but delaying it until tomorrow because of “pressing responsibilities” at home or at work? My friends, do it now. You may not have a tomorrow.
DO IT NOW! Grab that paint brush and create your masterpiece on the blank canvas waiting on the easel. Make a phone call and a lunch date. Do something that will become a great memory with family or friends. All we have is now, this moment. Make the most of it and decide what in this life is truly important. A quiet time in your rose garden or washing the windows? A walk in the woods or attending that dreaded county commissioners’ meeting? Writing a beautiful poem or writing your legislators?
As much as you and I would like to believe the world needs us for its survival, it does not. The world around us will continue. It will continue in its madness and it will be unconcerned as to whether we missed the last chance to create beauty and joy in our lives and the lives of others.
Last chances untaken become missed opportunities. The past is littered with regret over the things we should have done but “didn’t have the time” or “waited until tomorrow” to do. Smell a rose, paint a picture, write that poem. The world may not care but you and I will be richly blessed.
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