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Past gives us an identity.
Future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whatever forms. Both are illusions. Believing that we can find our heaven in the future just gives us a present hell.
While the present moment, it is where we can find God, true happiness. as the saying goes “ the present moment is a gift that’s why it’s called present".
I may never see tomorrow. There's no written guarantee, and things that happened are history. I cannot predict the future. I cannot change the past. I have just the present moment. I must treat it as my last. I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass away, and be lost forever as part of yesterday.
I must exercise compassion, help the fallen to their feet. Be a friend unto the friendless, make an empty life complete. The unkind things I do today may never be undone, and friendships that I fail to win may never more be won. I may not have another chance on bended knees to pray, and I thank God with a humble heart for giving me this day.
Whatever need to be done, it must be done THIS MOMENT
While strolling through the Photobucket, I came across this picture of mine which I uploaded ages ago and of which I have totally forgotten about. I don't even remember having an account with Photobucket. While trying to create one just now, it rejected my email address as I have already an account with them. So when I sign-in I found this old photo of mine when I was only 14 years old, taken with my parents. Just look at the edges of the photo...turned yellowish already.
My parents at that time looks young and strong. How time flies so fast. At times when we happened to come across this kind of photo, as I did, only then we realised where we are in our lives right now. Soon we will be in their shoes. How I miss those years where there's not so many things to worry about nor much of responsibility to carry on my shoulder. I was just a happy-go-lucky guy with not so many friends back hometown. I was at that time studying in Kulim, Kedah under the sponsorship of Yayasan Sabah and so it is understandable that most of my friends are there. Now I have practically lost contact with them. If only those years, internet or handphones were available as now, I would probably be still in contact with them. But too bad my generation at that time was just way too far from such amenities. Even house telephones are deemed to be exclusive at that time. Public telephone booths can hardly be seen around town. So it does tell us just how important this gadgets are in this world, that of course, if they are wisely used.
Anyway, Those were the days!
