Thoughts from the past #001

We all have our expiration dates, yet we take tomorrow for granted. Once in a while, I DO remember that tomorrow isn’t really guaranteed. I may not wake up from that night’s sleep. I’ll leave without saying goodbye to the people I care about, leave unexplored roads to which I have had set my goals, halting the progress of who I was becoming.

It does the job in motivating me to do something. Leaving everything behind and actually pursuing what I want to do, whatever it may be in that moment. But as the day progresses, I subconsciously revert back to the “There is still tomorrow” mindset. After all, tomorrow isn’t a big deal. We often make plans for the next month, year and decades onward. The guarantee of you waking up alive and well in 2025 is absurd, at least when thought.

This leads to the conclusion that “staying in the moment” and “not worrying too much about the future” is a true way to live the happiest life you can get. Or is it? What about long-term goals, relationships and growth in general? Today might not seem the best day, but I’d sacrifice to live better tomorrow, right? And if I keep making small sacrifices each day, it would compound within time goes and I’d surely be happy then?

But TOMORROW isn’t guaranteed.

How do I, as one who’s pursuing a life worth living, balance this paradox? Where is the line drawn between “Living for the moment” and “Sacrificing today for a better tomorrow” exist?