The only thing more
frightening than the past is the future.
Moving forward into uncertainty takes great courage.
Not long ago I came across
maps from the sixteenth century. Off the
shores of unknown continents were written statements like, “Here are the dragons,”
or “Here be the demons that devour men.”
People of that era were
terrified to venture beyond the borders of the known. Better to stay home than risk the nightmares lurking
in the dark beyond. The unknown is
always scary. That is why children
imagine demons and dreadful creatures in shadowy basements and closets. We are no different.
No one has yet ventured into
tomorrow but we will all be there in twenty-four hours. Today we churn over the imagined dragons that
will be encountered. And, paradoxically,
we will wake on the next day saddened that the time has passed.
It is the same sort of
feeling we have when relatives stay with us for extended periods. We agonize before they arrive and mourn when
they are gone.
That is why living in the meantime
is worthy goal.
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