Sooner or Later.

Sooner or later we lose the things in life that we love.

So why not live every moment like it's our last? I know, I know, easier said than done. But it's true. It's not often that I am truly moved and when I met my friend and neighbor from South Africa last year he taught me a valuable lesson.

You see, he's here in America working hard and making a name for himself but sooner or later the likelihood of him returning to his homeland is high. But that doesn't stop him from living each day like it matters and loving as if tomorrow will never come. I was always confused when I would hear him talk about his mates that were headed back home in a few months yet they continued to date the significant other they were involved with as if it was headed somewhere. I just couldn't comprehend. Why on earth would either person want to stay involved in something they knew would come to an end?

Stop. Wait. Did you hear what I just said?

Come to an end.

How shallow of me. For all we know, everything is coming to and end sooner or later. So what makes these situations any different? I admire their outlook on life. How they live as if today were the best day of their lives and as if tomorrow is the devil and might not come around.

There's really something to be said about just being. Being in the situation you're in and being at peace with it. Knowing that a lot in this world is completely out of our control and basically just enjoying ourselves taking only what we need from the moment to make it memorable for years to come.

Sooner or Later. It will all end. So here's for the today we're loving, the tomorrow we don't know and the yesterday that will soon be forgotten. Here is to the moment I promise to be in right now.


Signing off Right. Here. Right. Now.
Renee Brennan