We Wait Too Long
We wait too long
We often wait too long to do what must be done today, in a world which gives us only one day at a time without any assurance of tomorrow. While lamenting that our days are few, we procrastinate as though we had an endless supply of time.
We wait too long to discipline ourselves and to take charge of our lives. We feed ourselves the vain delusion that it will be easier to uproot tomorrow the debasing habits which we permit the debasing habits which we permit to tyrannize over us today, and which grow more deeply entrenched each day they remain in power.
We wait too long to work at the self-renewal of which these precious days remind us. While we wait, our lives become progressively depleted of spiritual content.
We wait too long to show kindness. We wait too long to speak words of forgiveness which should be spoken, to set aside hatreds and resentments which should be banished; we wait to long to express thanks, to give encouragement, to offer comfort.
We wait too long to be charitable. Too much of our giving is delayed until much of the need has passed ad the joy of giving has been largely diminished.
We wait too long to be parents to our children-forgetting how brief the time during which they are children, how swiftly life urges them on and away. We wait too long to express our concerns for our parents, siblings and dear ones.
We wait too long to read books, the listen to the music of our souls and to see the art which is waiting to enlarge our minds, to inspire our spirits and to ennoble our souls.
We wait too long to utter the prayers which are waiting to cross our lips, to perform deeds and duties waiting to be discharged, to show the love that may no longer be needed tomorrow.
Begin now to do now all the things for which this life was made for and don’t wait another day.
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Posted on Jul 05, 2004 by chocolatedelight
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