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It makes me sad how true this quote is. We have each been given such a finite amount
of time in this life. As cliché as it
sounds, it is so important to really live.
In the scheme of things, think of how few words you will actually
speak. Think of how few your years will
be. What are you doing with those
precious commodities? Are you using them
for careless things? Or are you using
them to build others up and make a difference?
As a student, I see a lot of people who wish away their
lives. They can’t wait to finish
school. It’s like they are waiting to be
a real person until after they are finished with school and started in their
career. But why wait?
If you do, you are simply wasting wonderful moments that you could be
having. Many times I have been in the same boat of
wanting to be done with school. But
rushing through life means that you are giving up a part of life. Maybe we should just learn to be content--
here, now, in the moment, wherever you are and whatever you are doing.
I think it is the same with words too. I think of all the words I have spoken in my
whole life. Some of them have been to
make a difference. But many have been
hurtful and destructive. Even more of them
have been selfish and petty.
I don’t want these things to be true. I don’t want to spend time and words that can’t
be taken back. I want the time I spend
and the words I speak to be meaningful. When I look back at my life, I don’t want to
think, Oh, what a shame that my life has
not accomplished anything. Because that would be
the biggest shame of all.
