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If tomorrow never comes...


“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift; that’s why it is called present.” An aphorism, I strongly believe, a preponderance of individuals often hear it when the significance of exuding gratitude for obtaining 24-hours, is being emphasized. 

However, a preponderance of individuals choose to neglect the importance of obtaining a 24-hours to attempt to reach their respective crescendos, owing to their current adversities which are inextricably ephemeral. 

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi, once uttered. If all the individuals who have achieved sempiternal relevance are stressing the importance of utilizing your 24-hours, to the maximum extent if need be. 

I’m certain, everyone is aware of the inextricable fact that one day, all of us will, eventually be cadavers. None of us knows when their day is, which also conspicuously elucidates the fact why we should never waste each split second that is handed to us, to make a difference in our lives and the world at large. What utterly bumfuzzles me, is the fact that mortal humans are attached to comfort nor resting, but also fear death. 

This makes no logical sense. Why do we seek safety so much. Charles Darwin’s immortal idea “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Therefore, this elucidates the fact that life is not the land of nod at around 2am to 3am. However, your ability to make it through any environment nor situation is what aids you in your advancement while the general population allow their impediments to alter them into querulous characters. 

Fellow Africans, our emancipation is contingent upon our effective amalgamations and cooperation, which will be impelled by effective communication. All that boils down to the significance of understanding. For communication to be effective, understanding must always be present. Therefore, Africans across the world should Imagine how much we would have achieved and acquired if we decided to invest our time understanding one another in lieu of lambasting nor eradicating one another owing to misunderstandings. We must learn to use every opportunity we get to seek to achieve what is deemed utterly impossible, that’s how we’ll move mountains and offer the generations after us the better tools to continue fulfilling this sempiternal objective of total freedom that our forefathers had before our history was disturbed. That is no longer relevant, now we should ensure that it becomes incumbent upon every individual who is deemed black to sincerely respect, love and support one another’s endeavors and achievements, in order to perpetuate positivity, optimism and the spirit of total commitment to restoring values, love and dignity that our forefathers left for us. A nation that lacks knowledge of its history, will never attain a feasible understanding of the future. If we neglect our own history, then we’ll become a nation of chattels. Hence, the shrewd often say “you cannot connect the dots moving forward”.

In life, it is important to express yourself honestly, as the great Bruce Lee once said. 

We have to learn to eschew the act of pretence and being ersatz. Imagine, living a lie and spending your whole life maintaining a lie nor a fake image; the next thing you die and regret not expressing yourself honestly while you had the chance when you were still alive. What if you find the leaders nor deities of the afterlife disappointed in you for squandering your life and your purpose?

If tomorrow never comes, would you be proud and not regret anything?

Live a life that will never bludgeon you with regrets when you’re 90-something. Do everything your heart desires, fail as much as you can and learn as much as you can, while you still have the ability…

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