“ The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
Buddha
Most of us are continuously thinking about what, why, where, who, who’s, when, how, etc… Living in the past or worrying about tomorrow… While it is a good practice to retrospect and learn from the past, but by overthinking about what has already happened, we definitely cannot change the past but instead, we run a risk of ignoring the present which in turn will shape our future. Similarly, dreaming about the future is important as it helps us in setting up goals and designing action plans, but many of us spend most of our time worrying excessively about the future instead of focusing on today…
The present is the only time we have, and it is the only time that we can control. Our actions today will design our tomorrow. So, stop mourning over the past and worrying about tomorrow. Live today. Act today.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it”
Peter Drucker
Lyrics and word meanings
Yesterday was a day which has gone…
There is no reparation(1) for the time which has flown.
What will happen tomorrow is still obscure(2),
future is not conspicuous(3) as you thought…
It’s just today… It’s just today… It’s just today… Which is yours!
Today is all that you have…
Every second is evanescent(4).
You have a myriad(5) of opportunities…
Be staunch(6), don’t relinquish(7) your dreams.
Your past’s memories cannot be effaced(8),
but don’t let them exacerbate(9) your today…
Shed down the extraneous(10) glut(11) of stress,
don’t let them stymie(12) your present…
It’s just today… It’s just today… It’s just today… Which is yours!
Your future is an accolade(13),
It’s a repercussion(14) of what you think and do today…
Have audacity(15) to abate(16) your fears…
There is synergy(17) between efforts and faith…
Yesterday was a day which has gone…
There is no reparation for the time which has flown.
What will happen tomorrow is still obscure,
future is not conspicuous as you thought.
It’s just today… It’s just today… It’s just today… Which is yours!
Difficult words covered
1) Reparation- (n) making amends; compensation
2) Obscure- (adj) unknown; hard to understand
3) Conspicuous- easily seen or looked at, completely obvious
4) Evanescent- Tending to vanish like vapor, temporary.
5) Myriad- (n) a huge number
6) Staunch- (adj) firmly committed; steadfast.
7) Relinquish- (v) let go, to surrender; to stop doing.
8) Efface- (v) to erase
9) Exacerbate- (v) to make worse.
10) Extraneous- (adj) unnecessary; irrelevant; extra
11) Glut- (n) surplus; an overabundance
12) Stymie- (v) to get in the way of; to hinder.
13) Accolade- an award, an honour
14) Repercussion- (n) a consequence; an indirect effect.
15) Audacity- boldness, impertinence,
16) Abate- to reduce, make less active or intense
17) Synergism- The working together of two things to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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