As a world class procrastinator I understand the meaning, or meaningless of "tomorrow." Now I use the term "world class" not because I am such a good procrastinator, but because I have procrastinated in different parts of the world. Anyone who has read this blog knows that my postings come like the holidays. They are few, far between and they try to get in as much as possible in a limited time.
The previous paragraph was two years in the waiting. No, I don't mean making like the new Lord of The Rings movies, or almost any Pixar film. I literally mean waiting. I wrote that blurb two years ago and saved it as a draft expecting to get back to it "tomorrow".
Thinking about that, maybe I am a good procrastinator, if there really is such a thing.
I have come to understand that procrastination does not mean being lazy, although laziness often factors into procrastination. Procrastination as I have seen it in my life mainly deals with importance. What is important "Now."
I once heard that "You can tell what is important to a person by what he or she spends the most time doing." One of my friends enjoys traveling and hiking. He spends "most," of his weekends finding trails to hike or places to visit. I have another friend who reads books like most people eat popcorn chicken. My family, especially those on my dad's side, have a tendency to go fishing, especially when two or more male members are gathered together. I could go on, but I think you get the point. We find the time to do the things that are important to us.
Conversely if it is not important to us then we are less pressed to find time to do those other things. Cleaning the house, doing the dishes, doing homework are examples of things I know need to be done, and I know they are not very important to me. So I tend to put off those things I deem as less important now and plan to do them tomorrow. However what happens when tomorrow doesn't come?
As I sit typing I think about the many people tomorrow didn't come for. The people who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack. The thousands who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. The thousands of people who are no longer on this earth as a result of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. And the list goes on and on. We may know that we are not immortal, but I think that most of us fully expect that there will always be a tomorrow when none us us are guaranteed one.
So knowing that there may be no tomorrow, but hoping there is one let me tell you that I appreciate you and, God loves you. And let us pray a prayer like Moses when he said "12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." Proverbs 90:12
Your Beloved Friend
Joshua
Friday, December 2, 2011
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