An idea very circulated amongst my peers and fed by the growing entertainment industry that caters to such a group has caught my attention in recent months, as the idea becomes a life motivation. The idea: Live every day like it is your last.
The practical nature of this mantra, however, is potentially devestating.
With logic as your aid, please think of the implications of this idea. Living every day as your last would quickly drain you of all your potential. Living every day like your last leaves no room for future preparation. In order to achieve greatness, you must live your days like they are not your last--that you will be around for years to come. This phrase seems to give justification for the naturally lazy nature of our age group. We avoid hard work, naturally. We seek entertainment, naturally. But natural impulses of our minds do not always equate to wise practices. After hearing someone say this, I usually see them go do something very stupid. Why? What is in that idea that gave them an excuse to do such a stupid thing?
I understand the sentiment behind the creation of this idea. I really do. You may have had a friend die who did not live as full of a life as he should have. The only thing worse than the extinguishment of a young life, though, is if that tragedy inspires you to not to prepare for your future because of the fear that you too will have your life ended, unfulfilled.
I doubt the dead are able to feel regret. I doubt that the young man who dies before his life can fully blossom has the capability to feel regret that he did not live life fully. But the living can feel regret. If you live every day like it was your last--just your luck!--you will find yourself an old man or woman who has achieved nothing except constant mediocrity. And that, my friends, is when you will regret.
Live every day like you will be around for the next seventy or eighty years.
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I like your entry. Very intriguing....