“People are making jokes
like there’s no tomorrow.”
Coincidentally, this week my students finished their end of the semester theology unit on Eschatology or “last things.” This is the area of theology that considers what happens at the end of the world, at the end of time or at the end of our lives.
Today is proposed by some to be the last day. The reality is that we are always living in end times or the last day. This is because none of us ever knows when our last day will be. Today might actually be my last day. Anything can happen to anyone, and does.
So the question is not, “Is this the last day?” Ask a better question. Ask, “If today is the last day of my life, how would I want to live it?” This question will immediately clarify what is important in your life and where you should strive to spend your time.
At the end of each day reflect back on the day’s events. What if today was the last day of my life, did I spend it the way I would have wanted to? Usually the answer is “yes.” If not – I consider what changes I need to make in my life.
Plan for your future, but live each day as if it were your last. It may be.
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