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Tomorrow isn't promised |
Is a phrase I often use to convey how
important it is to enjoy and live the moment. At any time, our lives can change
forever, we might lose loved ones, lose our home, our wealth or even our life.
What seems under our control one minute is gone and out of our control the next
minute.
These past few weeks we saw two perfect
examples of this. The first being hurricane Harvey and the second bring
hurricane Irma. Some people lost everything, their clothes, their cars,
their homes and even their jobs. Luckily not many lives were lost. However,
lives as people knew them changed forever.
Imagine yourself at this moment living in
your home, with your family sitting around you, all your beautiful belongings
and your precious items that you have gathered all your life. You’re getting
ready to end your day and your planning to go to work tomorrow to your job and
drive in your car, you smile to yourself and realize how lucky you are to
have the things that you do.
Suddenly all that you have is swept away
by a powerful storm or hurricane. The rain and wind wipe it all away. All that
you have accomplished, all that you have accumulated all those years is washed
away before your eyes. You are left with the clothes on your back and nothing
else. At first you are grateful that you and your family survived but then the
shock of what has occurred freezes you in your place.
There is no home to go to, no bed to
sleep in and not even a job to show up to. You blink to make sure it's not a
dream and realize that it's a nightmare and it's real. Your basic needs of food
and shelter are not even met.
Unfortunately, this happened to hundreds
of people in the last few weeks. People like you and me. The hurricanes did not
pick and choose, they did not discriminate. They treated all of their
victims equally. They took from the weak and the strong. They didn't
look at race, religion or gender. They didn't care if you were rich
or poor. They hit everyone the same. They didn't punish a particular religion
and reward another. Whether you were Muslim, Christian or Jewish, you were
treated with the same wrath. They didn't choose which states they hit
based on the people or their actions. They didn't hit those that were bad or
good . They hit everything in their path equally the same.
These tragic events devastated many but
fortunately showed that humanity still prevails. People of all different
religions and races united to help the cause. Mosques, synagogues, and
churches alike opened up their doors. Money and items were collected by all. Out
of a tragic event, we as a human race stood strong.
Learn to enjoy each moment and treasure
what you have, you never know when it will be gone. Live today and each day as
though it's your last. Live, love and laugh and don't make promises you don't
intend to keep or say words you can't take back. Try to end your day on a
positive note with little regret. Remember to live your day to the fullest
because tomorrow might not be yours.
Dr. Huda Abuasi