If tomorrow never comes ....

If tomorrow never comes...

If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly, and pray the Lord your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss, and call you back for just one more.

If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would tape each word and action, and play them back throughout my days If I knew it would be the last time, I would spare an extra minute or two, To stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming you know I do.

So just in case tomorrow never comes, and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you, and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss,
And you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear, That you love them very much, and you'll always hold them dear. Take time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's okay". And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.

© Norma Cornett Marek ~ 1989

Everyday I'd come in to work, and keep looking at the watch, waiting for the time to go home. I'd peek at the calendar, fuck it's only tuesday, another 3 days to go. Always waiting for the weekends to arrive. When its sunday, I'll feel depress and be looking forward to the next weekend. This viscious cycle goes on continously. I'd feel that time flies by pretty quick. It's already the 8th month of 2008.

But what I fail to realize is that, I spent so much time waiting, for that next weekend, that next public holiday, that next event that I forget to actually live "this moment". I'd be secretly wishing that time would fly, hell I'd skip a few months if that's what it takes, to our next trip back to Malaysia.

Take for example our wedding receiption next year. I'd treat all the planning, the venue selection, the invitation card making as a chore rather than a pleasure. I'd hope that everything gets done ASAP so that everything will be in place for the actual event. That's so wrong! All that planning & arranging etc etc is actually part of the fun of the receiption. They should be partook with a happy attitude rather than a reluctant heart.

Too much emphasize on the results, and never enough on the process.

My point is, to stop glancing forward to the future ... and start living the moment. What are you doing right now? Probably something boring and mundane and tedious, something you do everyday but take for granted. Sweeping the floor? Massaging your dear's back? Cooking dinner?

Ask yourself one question, "What if today is my last day?"

You're back from work, your kids want you to help them with their homework. Fuck it! I'm so tired from work and still need to be bothered with their homework. What if they're killed in a car accident tomorrow? Will you still find helping them with their homework a chore?

Your aging mum wants you to accompany her to the clinic for her monthly checkups. Damn it! It's the weekends I still have to waste time at the clinic. What if her liver transplant few weeks back was rejected and she passed away the next morning? Still a waste of time?

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Live life like there's no tomorrow, and you'll have no regrets in life.

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I know I will.


"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."

- Kungfu Panda


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