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TO LIVE OR TO DIE

By Dr Paul Bundi Human beings are endowed with remarkable resilience, which can only be broken when they choose to give up. Says Viktor Frankl in his seminal book, Man's Search for Meaning; ''it is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future-sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in thd most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.'' Man's life is primarily driven by the desire for future, the unshakable belief that the future holds promise. We invariably cease to live when we think we have hit a dead end, or that there's nothing more to be had by living. Theoretically, there is no limit to man's achievement, and that is what drives men to wake up and strive day after day. The opposite is spiritual, psychological death, which manifests way ahead of physical death. Lesson? Losing today doesn't mean losing always. You can lose 10 times and win the 11th time. Or, you

Today was yesterday’s tomorrow

Today will be tomorrow’s yesterday Yesterday’s today was yesterday Tomorrow’s today is tomorrow Yesterday’s day after tomorrow is tomorrow Tomorrow’s day before yesterday was yesterday The day before yesterday’s tomorrow was yesterday The day after tomorrow’s yesterday is tomorrow The day before yesterday’s day after tomorrow And the day after tomorrow’s day before yesterday Are both today The day after tomorrow’s tomorrow And the day before yesterday’s yesterday Are both too far away Todays turn into yesterdays Tomorrow never comes I think my tomorrow is today Or maybe it was yesterday Damn I’m not sure which is which, anyway So this is all I have left to say Don’t worry about the future Don’t turn your mind to the past Just live this moment while it lasts For far too soon it will also pass And don’t forget Today’s today is today Where does all the time go?

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