Enjoy today for it is a gift,that's why we call it the -Present!

Life is like a book full of different chapters and characters. Some tell of tragedy while others of triumph. Some Chapters are dull and ordinary yet others, intense and exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit on a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lays ahead-author unknown
Jill, a colleague of mine surprised me with a shocking question `when does life really start?’ Huh! Wordless Jane, another colleague, jumped in with the answer, “life starts at forty, and we are yet to be there’. I skeptically looked at Jill waiting to hear his opinion. Then it came, “our time is gone! Yesterday defines our life, our country was good, the economy was better and tribal hatred was unheard of.” This turned into a serious discussion on attitude towards life.
I thought of Katherine Manfield who said “could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.” I challenged Jill on his attitude towards life. I felt that, he came across an exciting page in his life book and concluded it is the only page he ever wants to read. But in life there are rainy days which are naturally dull and dreadful. What would it be if the sun heat us through out our lives? Stubbornly Jill insisted that yester life was better, today is full of suffering and hopeless people. It reminded me of yet another insane comment he made some times back “today is so dull, no gun shots! No rampage in town!”-Jill!
I looked at him sympathetically and offered him some thoughts `Jill your bad attitude will only wreck your today and tomorrow. The future is here now and the past is full of actual deeds -real history! You have to love and live your today to the fullest! Surround yourself with people who love life and you will love it too, become a ‘possibilitarian’ and no matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, lift your sights and see possibilities –wake up everyday expecting surprises from God- not gunshots!’
Jane held on to her belief that life is yet to begin. But her explanation was great, she told Jill, “today may be tough, but we should make the best of it, for a today well-lived makes yesterday a sea of happiness and tomorrow a vision of hope, Jill, hope is created.” She quoted Lin Yutang who said ‘Hope is like a road in the village; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence’
I was contented with our conclusion that everyone wants happiness, no one enjoys suffering and happiness mainly comes from our own attitude rather than from external factors. If your mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere you feel happy and will have the courage and strength of flipping the pages till you get to at a better chapter. At least we were in agreement that we have to enjoy today for it is a gift, that’s why we call it the –present!