From my precious friend, Alison Sibley…
This has really hit home with me lately!
Recently, I asked someone for a hug, and I was turned down because they were preoccupied with something that was very “important” on their phone that they were reading. I thought about what regret may arise if tomorrow never came for one of us and that moment was lost.
So much of life’s priorities are so skewed these days it seems. Precious moments are lost to a telephone screen, a game, a tv screen or some other “priority”. We save things for a “better time”, “later”, “when I have more money”, “when I have more time”, “when I’m not busy”, etc. We save our best china for company, our best clothes in case we get to dress up to go out, etc. We save the best of ourselves for those we work with while at the same time giving the “leftovers” of ourselves-the leftover energy (or lack of it), the leftover time…to those that mean the most to us thinking “I will get to them later” or “I will spend more time with them once I retire”.
We Are Never Promised Tomorrow Here On Earth
But time flies and we are never promised tomorrow…or the next hour…or the next minute…or the next second! What are we leaving unsaid to those we care about? What are we leaving undone? Everything can change in the blink of an eye! What if that loved one doesn’t return from work after those angry words were said or that goodbye kiss or hug was put off until “another time”? We never get those precious moments back! They are gone forever!
Here is something that was written that hits home with what has been on my heart for many months. The words below were not written by me, and I don’t know who did write them, but it’s very well done. Let’s get our priorities straight and not lose out on those precious moments. In case I haven’t told you lately, you’re important to me!
Blessings!
Alison
“Barely the day has started and it’s already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday, the month is half over and the year is half over.
Already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed, we realize that we lost our parents, friends, spouse, siblings, and we realize it’s too late to go back.
So, let’s try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time. Let’s keep looking for activities that we like. Let’s put some colour in our gray. Let’s smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts.
And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let’s try to eliminate the afters:
I’m doing it after…
I’ll say it after…
I’ll think about it after…
We leave everything for later like ′′after′′ is ours.
What we don’t understand is that:
Afterwards, the coffee gets cold…
Afterwards, priorities change…
Afterwards, the charm is broken…
Afterwards, health passes…
Afterwards, the kids grow up…
Afterwards, parents get old…
Afterwards, promises are forgotten…
Afterwards, the day becomes the night…
Afterwards, life ends…
And then it’s too late.
So, let’s leave nothing for later, because we will still be waiting to see you later. We will lose the best moments, the best experiences, the best friends and the best family.
The day is today. The moment is now.
We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away.”
Alison, is a wife, mother and devoted follower of Jesus. She is a talented artist and photographer, and precious friend of Hilda, Daniel, Elaine and me.
