Time

There are so many things that we take for granted and one of them is time. We always try to convince ourselves that there is either not enough time to do what we have planned so we wait until everything else is finished before starting the project or that there is too much time to be had and the same results still follow.

The problem is that many times it is not just our time that is at stake. It is your friends' time, your family's time, your teachers' time, or your lover(s)'. You sleeping late could cause a domino effect of everyone you encounter and everything you do. How many times have you awoken from a late night for an early morning, slept and extra thirty minutes only to realize that you didn't finish that assignment you put off or you slept through the first 15 minutes of lecture?

What about those you care about? How many times have we waited to call our parents because you are too preoccupied with the occurrences of our own lives - which most of the time is too small of an event on the grand scheme but expect our parents to jump at the drop of a hat when we are in a financial bind? Do you tell your friends how important they are to you just because you can? Even if you don't have many friends, tell them how much you appreciate them being in your lives. Not just because they helped you out last week, but because they are there and you can call them when you are in need and when you aren't - because they can put a smile on your face when hope is lost. Don't wait until it is too late to tell the ones that matter how much they matter.

And what about personal responsibility? It's not always traffic or a faulty alarm clock that prevents us from getting things done in a timely manner. In an age of technology, there are entirely too many resources - which leaves us with no excuse to maximize our time. Whether it's going to the gym, delving into a new book, or just plain ol' R&R, we don't have the time to not use the time we are allowed. We can't afford to pass out from the stress of overload or procrastination, so why even bother?

Why put off what we can do today for tomorrow? It certainly isn't promised. Stop bickering over what affiliation you are, what organization you're a part of, skin color, and the petty things and just show love today - you may not have another opportunity to do it.

So get up and go, get up and live, take that trip, do that exercise, love yourself. Don't become a recluse in your own mind or a room of familiarity. Stop constantly living in the past or looking towards the future because when you finally get there, you'll look around and realize that the present has passed you by: that you've missed out on friends, grandeur, splendor, hard times, good times, laughs, and tears. Then you'll live full of regret in your old age just now figuring out how you allowed such a precious gift to slip right through your fingers and realizing that you will never be able to get it back.

Speaking of which: Have you had your salvation today? Don't wait until it's too late!


'Tis All.