“Live Each Day Like It’s Your Last” is a popular phrase thrown about, and it is hard to imagine why it ever became so popular. Surely, if today was actually your last day, you would not procreate and want to have a child who could never have the chance to know atleast one of their parents. There are distinct and important differences between humans and fruit flies, longevity being one of them. Forget saving for a house, inventing the next assembly line, or buying plane tickets for a vacation in a few weeks.
Then in the same breath as the above, we are told “Good things come to those who wait”. How could anyone understand these mindless phrases? On one hand, I need to live like today is it. On the other hand, I need to wait a long time for plans to come to fruition.
So I propose from now on, we live life like we will live to the average expected age of our demographics, taking into account time already spent on Earth, and any known medical conditions.
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#1 by Martin Owens on January 8, 2011 - 7:38 pm
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“Bad things come to those who wait too”
#2 by jamba on January 8, 2011 - 10:20 pm
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Haha, well said! I have often pondered those phrases myself.
#3 by Lin on January 9, 2011 - 10:28 am
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Very well said…you have great insight
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#4 by Henry on January 9, 2011 - 1:30 pm
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I look at it this (Christian viewpoint) way: God has given us this day, and by His own word, we are not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself (Matthew 6:34). With that said, we may not be _promised_ a tomorrow, but just in case it happens, it’s good to have a plan.
#5 by Aoirthoir An Broc on January 9, 2011 - 7:50 pm
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EXCELLENT post.
“Beauty’s only skin deep.”
“We’re all beautiful on the inside.”
#6 by Kevyn Firth on November 15, 2011 - 6:47 am
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I agree completely. Especially from where I stand as an upperclassman at my high school, teachers always say these things to us. But, they don’t realize how hypocritical or contradictory they can be. If only they thought the way you do, then I might be able to go five minutes without being told one of these.