Do It Today!

One of my regular customers recently passed away after a brief battle with cancer. He also happened to be Connie Hopper's brother-in-law, and the other night at a concert she mentioned something he had said when he learned he was dying. If there's anything you need or want to do, he said, do it NOW. There are, of course, several applications of that observation, but here's what I want to bring out of it today: there is only one eternal thing in this world--people. We forget that sometimes and put things before people. We do and say hurtful things, we are selfish and destructive. And sometimes we simply ignore. But people are important--all of them--and life is short. You have no idea what lies ahead of you; your life could end today or tomorrow or 75 years from now. Don't let yourself put important things like people aside for later, because later may never come. If there's someone you need to get right with or apologize to or forgive, do it today. If you need to tell someone you love them, tell them today. If there's someone you just need to spend time with, don't put it off. Time won't last forever; don't waste it!