Live This Day As If It Is Your Last

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Sairam to all my Sai Family

 

This is one of the best ones i have received and inspired. I hope it

does the same to you.

 

With Love

 

Easwar

 

 

 

Live This Day As If It Is Your Last!

By Og Mandino, from his book, The Greatest Salesman in the World

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/055327757X/thepeoplescybern>

 

 

 

And what shall I do with this last precious day which remains in my

keeping? First, I seal up its container of life so that not one drop

spills itself upon the sand. I will waste not a moment mourning

yesterday's misfortunes, yesterday's defeats, yesterday's aches of the

heart, for why should I throw good after bad?

Can sand flow upward in the hour glass? Will the sun rise where it sets

and sets where it rises? Can I relive the errors of yesterday and right

them? Can I call back yesterday's wounds and make them whole? Can I

become younger than yesterday? Can I take back the evil that was spoken,

the blows that were struck, the pain that was caused? No. Yesterday is

buried forever and I will think of it no more.

I will live this day as if it is my last.

And what then shall I do? Forgetting yesterday neither will I think of

tomorrow. Why should I throw now after maybe? Can tomorrow's sand flow

through the glass before today's? Will the sun rise twice this morning?

Can I perform tomorrow's deeds while standing in today's path? Can I

place tomorrow's gold in today's purse? Can tomorrow's child be born

today? Can tomorrow's death cast its torment backward and darken today's

joy? Should I concern myself over events which I may never witness?

Should I torment myself with problems that may never come to pass? No!

tomorrow lies buried with yesterday, and I will think of it no more.

I will live this day as if it is my last.

This is all I have and these hours are now my eternity. I greet this

sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I

lift my arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I

will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted

yesterday's sunrise who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed

a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have

I been allowed to live this extra day when others far better than I,

have departed? Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while

mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become

the man I know I can be? Is there a purpose in nature? Is this my day to

excel?

I will live this day as if it is my last.

I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I

waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page

of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can

never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow,

for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with

both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond price. What

dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly give all his

gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them

priceless!

I will live this day as if it is my last.

I will avoid with fury the killers of time. Procrastination I will

destroy with action; doubt I will bury under faith; fear I will

dismember with confidence. Where there are idle mouths I will listen

not; where there are idle hands I will linger not; where there are idle

bodies I will visit not. Henceforth I know that to court idleness is to

steal food, clothing, and warmth from those I love. I am not a thief. I

am a man of love and today is my last chance to prove my love and my

greatness.

I will live this day as if it is my last.

The duties of today I shall fulfill today. Today I shall fondle my

children while they are young; tomorrow they will be gone, and so will

I. Today I shall embrace my woman with sweet kisses; tomorrow she will

be gone, and so will I. Today I shall lift up a friend in need: tomorrow

he will no longer cry for help, nor will I hear his cries. Today I shall

give myself in sacrifice and work; tomorrow I will have nothing to give,

and there will be none to receive.

I will live this day as if it is my last.

And if it is my last, it will be my greatest monument. This day I will

make the best day of my life. This day I will drink every minute to its

full. I will savor its taste and give thanks. I will maketh every hour

count and each minute I will trade only with something of value. I will

labor harder than ever before and push my muscles until they cry for

relief, and then I will continue. I will make more call than ever

before. I will sell more goods than ever before. I will earn more gold

than ever before. Each minute of today will be more fruitful than hours

of yesterday. My last must be my best.

I will live this day as if it is my last.

And if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.

 

Og Mandino was one of my favorite inspirational writers. He was the most

widely read inspirational and self-help authors in the world and had

been called The Greatest Writer in the World. His collection of 17 books

have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Although Og passed away in 1996, his books continue to guide and show

millions of people that they truly are "The Greatest Miracle in the

World."

[Guest guest]

Sai Ram dear Easwar.S.S.

 

What a wonderful text. It sure is a great book. I loved reading this

mail very much indeed. Thank you for sharing it with us all.

 

May He always bless you

 

With Sai Love

Mrs. Heidi Elisabeth Hansen

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

 

 

saibabanews, "Easwar.S.S" <easwarsai

wrote:

> Sairam to all my Sai Family

> This is one of the best ones i have received and inspired......

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Om Sairam to all Sai Family,

 

Tq-Divine Teacher,

PLease keep on leading and shining my heart, so i could shine my family, my beloved children and the environment around me.

Best regards, with love

Komang Hardiani