Written by: Asha Dahal - 2021005, Grade X
Posted on: 20 August, 2019
Past, present, and future are all relative terms. Future becomes present and present becomes past. Yesterday is a remembrance only while tomorrow in today's dream. One cannot rectify the past and is not sure of tomorrow. So the best thing is not to make today as useful as it can be. Why should we worry about dead yesterday and unborn tomorrow? The present time is precious and if it is gone, it cannot be regained. Lost time and spoken words can never get back. Many people have the habit of postponement which is the main reason for living a worthless life. History is full with examples to prove all those who postponed their work for tomorrow, lagged behind and others took over them. Instead of living today, if we live in the past or try to live in the future, victory turn into defeats and profits get converted into losses. Here are some interesting lines that tell us what will happen if we do not understand the value of time and if we do not do it today-now.
To realize the value of 1 week, ask a weekly editor.
To realize the value of 9 years, ask a student who has failed in the exam.
To realize the value of 1 day, ask a daily wage laborer.
To realize the value of 1 hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of 1 minute, ask the person who has missed the train.
To realize the value of 1 sec, ask the people who have survived an accident.
Hence, we should always be aware that to be successful in life we have to live today and do everything that we have to do right now. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift of good. We should accept it with open arms.
