Future
If you could see the future, would you take that opportunity to learn what you would become and find out where the next however long will take you?
I don't know if I would. I would like to know, but then you might find out something about yourself and worry about it, and try to change it, and that would make the time we are living in much worse. I think if I had the opportunity, I would fast forward my life a year or 5, then I would be done with my bachelor's degree, and most of the way through my Masters. I would be married, have a decent job, and working hard at my masters. I would have a job all lined up for after I get my degree, a house, a decent car, and everything will be going smoothly.
Between then and now, who knows what is going to happen? They always say getting there is half of the fun, so I am looking forward to it. Making some great memories with my friends. Who knows though, I mean, we could all be blown off of the face of the earth by some stupid Nuclear warhead or something, or an asteroid that got too close to the earth and was pulled in by the gravitation. Or, on a smaller scale, I could get smashed by a falling piano while walking on campus one day, or get caught under a gas truck, that's the worst. I have been lucky so far in my life, I have never had to bury any of my friends, so hopefully I keep that streak going. My parents aren't that old, so I don't think I have to worry about that, but who knows.
All we can do is get up each day, and make the most of it, never settle for anything less than your wildest dream, because it might be the last chance you get to run through that flower filled meadow, or wish upon that shooting star, or hold that person you care about so much, or sing at the top of your lungs that song you have playing on the radio.
I read a quote recently by Ghandi or somebody, it said… Live each day as if it were your last, but learn as if you were going to live forever. I have been trying to live by that, but some days are tougher than others to not just take the easy road and say, well I can just make up for it tomorrow.
Enjoy the rest of your day, and have an even better tomorrow.
clintgoble said,
April 21, 2006 at 11:23 am
that is indeed a great quote. I’m pretty positive nobody can live to their fullest everyday or everybody would be broke or have nothing to do all week or something like that sss sss sss.
You will one day have a masters and then laugh at those who do not bagoooock, especially Paul.
niku said,
April 9, 2007 at 10:17 am
“They always say getting there is half of the fun”. I think its supposed to be all the fun! Maybe you should read ‘zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance’ if you haven’t.