Lost Yesterday...
“Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.” ― Horace Mann
I first came across this in our school diary - which had a quote on every page. Ever since junior school, this quote has fascinated me. Yes, it has fascinated me, but it does not mean that I live by it strictly - I wish though, very much!
Why am I reminded of this today? Because of this sad tragedy that took place yesterday:
An overloaded boat capsized in Kerala’s Malappuram district, killing 22 people.
The people who passed away in the accident are people like you and me. They had some more plans for the night, for the next day, for the next week and month and years to come. But all that has come to an abrupt end.
Few dreams completed; some dreams, a work in progress; many dreams, yet to start. Their dreams could be in any of these stages.
The profound message that such tragedies and many other accidents teach us is that in life there is no guarantee. Today and tomorrow could be exact opposites!
What I want to shout out to you all (and me) is this:
IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING FOR LATER, DO NOT DELAY IT ANYMORE. START ON IT RIGHT AWAY!
Again,
“Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.” ― Horace Mann
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