Much has been said of the question, "If you knew that you were to die tomorrow, what would you do today?" There are even songs about it. Songs like, Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw. And while I think this is good and all, I think there is a better way of looking at life.
Because you will live to see tomorrow, what are you going to do today?
There is no challenge in living your last day to the fullest, because you have nothing to lose; you're on your last day. The challenge comes in learning to live every day to the fullest not because it could be your last, but simply because it's another day! Living every day to it's fullest because you will live tomorrow requires optimism and hope. It requires a purpose and a mission in life. It also requires strength and endurance. Being happy is hard, it really is. Even for me, and I'm naturally a very, very happy and optimistic person. There is just so much to be sad about. Think for a moment. America is dying. Morality and decency is dying. Common sense is dying. Go look at the news, they will tell you all about it. But what goodness and joy can we glean from the world? That's the hard part. In the moment that you learn to see and focus on the good things in the world all around you, you expand your potential in an infinite way. And that, that is when you learn that you really can make a difference in the world.
Now go find the good things.
Love,
Dallin
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