Quietly and unnoticeably, hours trickles into days, days to years, and years into a quarter of a lifetime. Many people are oblivious or ignorant to the finiteness of a human lifetime. It seems like a hundred years is forever, but doesn’t it alway pass in the blink of an eye? And that’s not counting accidents, sickness and death.
So, would you live today differently if you didn’t know tomorrow was guaranteed?
I think a lot of this comes down to living with intention. Instead of living passively and blinding following what others expect from us, we should look to listen to our own hearts, and follow our own goals and aspirations. Otherwise, we’ll always get pulled in five hundred directions trying to satsify the expectations of others, while neglecting the one true opinion that truly mattered—our own. I don’t think living with intention requires a dramatic upheaving of your current life, like giving up your 9-5 job to try to make it as a singer. Instead it could look like setting intentional career goals in your work, and reflecting on what you want to learn in this role, and the skills you want to develop. Of course what you need to contribute for the company is equally important, but I think it’s a two-way street, and a lot of times folks forget the other way.
Living with intention can also seep into your hobbies. For example, what do you really want to do with your free time? Are you actively choosing to scroll on social media, or is it a mere passive choice? If it’s the latter, I would encourage you to give a chance in actively choosing something else. And if that thing ends up being using social media to connect with others, so be it. But a lot of the times, we don’t choose it per se, but it’s right there in front of us, and we’re tired. Until we remember that hours passed to days, days to years, and years into a quarter of a life time.
So, would you live today differently if you didn’t know tomorrow was guaranteed?