A few weeks back, I was watching Kung Fu Panda with my little cousins. By the way, my cousins drag me to sit in front of the television screen with them and make me watch animated movies, forcefully. And since I unofficially run a babysitting agency with my brother in the family, usually there is no way out but to sit with these little "angels" and "enjoy" the movie. Most of the time, I am the one who gets duties during the film to provide them with drinks and popcorn but I guess that day was my lucky one. My brother was the one devotedly doing this task and I watched the movie.
In that movie there was a dialogue that almost won my heart. I quote, 'Yesterday was History, Tomorrow is a Mystery and Today is a Gift, that's why it is called the Present!'
You guys, isn't this beautiful? Isn't this the most awakening thing you have heard in a while? Isn't this so spot on accurate? Isn't this thought provoking? At least it made me think for a few seconds.
How many times have we wondered of what will happen to us tomorrow? How many times have we worried for our future? How many times we have regretted over the things we've said or did in the past? How many times have we lamented over all the things, materialistic or not, that we lost in our past? How many times have we planned something else for ourselves but ended up with the exact opposite of that, hinting how we have no control over the universe or our own destiny? It has happened to ALL of us. No?
If our fate is trying to trace how we have no bridle over what's going to happen next, then why even bother worrying? Over the years I've learnt how we have control over everything, except one. Fortune. We can restrain our the thoughts in our mind and the size and shape of our body but we can't control what happens to us next. We are puppets of whom the strings are held in God's hands. The things that we have today, might not even be with us tomorrow. He drops off hints of how unpredictable and way par our thoughts life can be.
All the times you've blamed yourself for not saying something that you should have, done something that you should have, eaten something that you should have, bought something that you should have, did you no good than have endless regrets. They say that regret, is like a hungry virus. It eats up a person little by little but it's so hungry that even then, it's hunger never terminates. Even though in the process, there is nothing left of the person. Not even reminisces.The past is done. The only things you're left with are lessons and memories. All the mistakes that you've made, are only mistakes if you don't learn from them.
But the one thing that we have absolute control over is...the present! We have authority over the life we want to live, the people we want to surround ourselves with, doing deeds that makes people remember us in good words and doing things that make us happy.What really matters is the present. We are gifted with Today, it's time we celebrate it! Glorify every Today you're presented with. Make every Today count. Enshrine every Today by spreading nothing but virtuousness and love. Embrace every Today with doing activities that ends you up with no regrets. And welcome every Today with open arms hoping that it brings joy and happiness.
May your every Today be brighter and bigger than yesterday's Today. And may your tomorrow's Today be brighter than today's Today! (Amen)
Have a good day, everyone! And don't forget to leave your virtues, love and acceptance for the world, back home.
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