Tomorrow is Too Late

"See you tomorrow." "Call me tomorrow." "I'll tell him tomorrow." So often we take tomorrow for granted, but all tomorrow really is is a day that has the potential to exist for us, but no one is certain that they will live to see the next second.

And if tomorrow doesn't come, what do we do then? We go to bed mad at the ones we care about the most, not knowing whether or not both or either of us will wake up. We argue over the minutest things, just to come to the realization that it was not even as serious of an issue as it was made out to be.

Life is not just to be lived. We all have a purpose. My suggestion is for you to seriously sit down and think about yours. If you don't believe in praying to God or another being, at least meditate on what your purpose may be. For example, we have all been given gifts that are for the purpose of doing good. If you have been given the gift of writing, why not write something uplifting and inspirational? If you have been blessed financially, why not give to charitable causes. Our gifts are not for ourselves, but are purposed for much more. We are intended to give of ourselves unconditionally. Until we do that, we have not fully reached our purpose.

Those things which are for me later on in life (such as marriage, financial prosperity, etc.), I intend to experience at a time when it is meant to be. But those things that I can do today, like let my parents know that I appreciate them or let my friends know that I truly do care about them, I should do with sincerity on a regular basis. If not, we might never be able to do it again.

So often, I think "What if this is my last time talking to my best friend?" And that keeps me telling her that "I love her" even when we argue. Or I'll be mad at my parents and then an episode of Law and Order will come on where a kid has just become an orphan and I will apologize for being disrespectful. Sometimes it's ok to lose ground in an argument if that loss saves a memory. The last thing you want is to have a regret when someone unexpectedly passes away.
So take this as a reminder and know that tomorrow isn’t promised. But if you are blessed enough to have a tomorrow, go out and play basketball with your little brother or have a tea party with your little cousin. It’s only a little time out of your life that may give them a lifetime of memories.

Today is the day; how are you going to act?