King of the Birds, Lord of the Skies

King of the Birds, Lord of the Skies
Gather ye rose buds while ye may, old time is still a flying;
and this same rose that you see today, tomorrow will be dying.
CarpeDiem: Seize the Day!
- Dead Poets Society

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

There are two days in every week...

There are two days in every week that we should not worry about,
two days that should be kept free, from fear and apprehension.
One is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot undo a certain act or take back a word we've said.
Yesterday is gone.

The other day we shouldn't worry about is Tomorrow,
with its impossible adversaries, its burdens, its hopeful promise, and poor performance.
Tomorrow's sun with either rise in splendor or behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise and until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unknown.

This leaves only one day- Today.
Any person can fight the battle for just one day.
It is only when we add the burdens of yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.
The sadness comes not from the experience of today,
but the remorse of bitterness for something which happened yesterday,
and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Yesterday was a cancelled cheque that you did not have;
Tomorrow is a promissory note, which you may not have.
Only Today is CASH!
Today is a Gift; That's why we call it The Present.
So "Seize" the Day.

Carpediem!!

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