LITTLE do individuals realise that every morning when they wake up, they have another golden opportunity to do right in their lives. Imagine, you could have died in your sleep and all your dreams and do-it-alls have perished together with your biodegradable body.
When you wake up tomorrow morning, be very aware that you are still breathing, talking and walking without much physical effort. Yesterday's mistakes, errors, bad judgment, sorrows and unfulfilled plans have vanished like last night's dreams.
Today, this morning, you are once again on earth, taking another dig at life. You have been given another chance to be good, embark on a quest to be rich, make others happy, call your parents to show that you care, hug your wife before you leave for office, say a big friendly hello to your children, tell your girlfriends how much you miss them.
So many wonderful things you can do and they have fallen on your big, fat lap. Now, that's what I call wonderful second chances.
Unfortunately, a lot of people drag themselves reluctantly when the rays of the sun hit their faces. They sulk as they walk through the kitchen to make breakfast. They drive slowly or quickly like bats out of hell to office. They growl at their office colleagues.
Little do these sad people know that they are once again on the threshold of happiness. Humans are the only life forms on earth given this type of opportunity. We get to say sorry to those whom we may have hurt through word or deed the day before. If we are wise enough to make amends, friendship once again blossoms, ties are strengthened and bridge of friendship solidified.
We can walk confidently through the streets of our existence with optimism and joy unrestrained. Why do people think they are persecuted, that fate is being cruel to them, and they are victims of circumstances.
Actually, nothing has happened to make your life miserable. Misery is a matter of choice. If you die right now, all your earthly problems will vanish in an instance.
All the emotional and physical problems that you are experiencing are earth bound. They do not follow you beyond this dimension.
So all the challenges you face while there's still breath in you are really lessons for you to improve as human beings. You are the one chosen right now to learn. What is life, if not to learn to be happy and to help others to be happy?
We are not born to be desperate people living lives of quiet desperation. We are spirits given bodies to inherit and inhabit the earth. We are here to learn and find out for ourselves how pleasant a couple of decades of life can be.
We are masters of our own fate. We are descendants of conquerors, saints, leaders, champions, inventors, rulers, and discoverers. In a word, we are Eternal.
Therefore, tomorrow at the break of dawn, make a vow to yourself to do all you can, the best you can, as long as you can and as much as you can. Frankly, it's because you actually CAN!
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