Live in the Present

You really should have seen Godspell this weekend. It was great. Probably the most technically proficient musical that Savio has done so far.

While most of the parables presented in the show come from the Gospel of Matthew (while typing this, I just got the pun Godspell...Gospel. I'm a bit slow sometimes), there is one in particular that come from Luke 12:16-21. It is the parable of the rich fool. It warns of the danger of putting too much stock in planning.

It got me thinking about how we as humans live our lives. I really don't think that most of us (myself included) focus enough on the present moment.

Now, I'm not saying we should live hedonisticly "Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you may die" is a horrible motto. If you don't die, you'll be sick and hung over.

Nor am I saying that we should ignore the past. Your scrapbooks are amazing. I swear I didn't cry when reading them. Why would you even suggest such a thing?

Also, we shouldn't neglect future planning. We live in a world where we need to make plans: for families, for retirement, for grocery shopping.

However, we put too much stock into focusing how great yesterday was or how much we will achieve tomorrow. We cannot be sure that yesterday was really as wonderful as we remember (memory doesn't work that way). We don't know if tomorrow will come at all. We know that we have today.

Live today.

If you need to talk to your friends, do it now.
Don't go to sleep angry at someone close to you.
Finish your anatomy homework before you go to bed.
Tell your mom you love her today.

Don't wait until you are out of college to be who you want to be. Start now.

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