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Recently I heard what could be labeled a tragic story, but is also very inspiring.
There
was a wonderful man who had a wonderful wife and a wonderful family. He was
successful in all ways you can think of: wealthy, had a great education and a
great job, had many friends and family who loved him, was described by one
friend as the best man they ever knew, was strong and healthy, and was a generous,
spiritual person.
One day, he got off his treadmill after a run and dropped
dead on the spot.
He was young. He left a lot behind – including a family who
loved and relied on him.
I don’t know this family personally at all. However, I was
the recipient of their generosity through a mutual friend. While at their
house, I saw this hanging on their door:
What a great reminder. It can be easy to think of the future
as being far in the distance. Something that we will have time for later.
Something we don’t need to worry about, or something we don’t control. And while we never really know what the
future will bring, we can always live as if the future is now – something we
can shape by the choices we make. And in many ways that is true. We get to make
choices every day, and those choices affect us, and those around us, for better
or for worse – now, and into the future.
