Friday, January 20, 2006
There are two days in every week about
which we should not worry, two days which
should be kept from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is yesterday with its mis-
takes and cares, its faults and blunders, its
aches and pains. Yesterday has passed
forever beyond our control. All the money
in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act we performed.
We cannot erase a single word we said.
Yesterday is gone beyond recall. Do I still
worry about what happened yesterday?
The other day we should not worry about
is tomorrow, with its possible adversities,
its burden, its large promise, and perhaps
its poor performance. Tomorrow is also
beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow's
sun will rise, either in splendor or behind
a mask of clouds, but it will rise.Until it
does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for
it is yet unborn. Do I still worry too much
about tomorrow?This leaves only one day--today. Anyone
can fight the battle of just one day. It is
only when you and I add the burden of
those two awful eternities, yesterday and
tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the
experience of today that drives us mad. It
is the remorse or bitterness for something
which happened yesterday or the dread of
what tomorrow may bring. Let us there-
fore do our best to live one day at atime.
Am I living one day at a time?
This is taken from the Twenty-Four hour a day book, July 29- July 31
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