Thoughts In Process...

(This blog post is from my free writing journal in my English class in school. I just thought I'd share it with you guys)

Topic - Write about something in a TV show or a movie that inspired you into deep thought.

Response:

I like this topic, not just because I've had this happen to me many times, but because it happened to me last night.

I was laying in bed late last night, close to dozing off while watching re-runs of "Grey's Anatomy," when all of a sudden one of the main characters said something that really made me think. It went something like this...

"I don't remember the last time that we were together, happy,

nor do I remember the last time that we kissed. You never remember the

last time because you never think that It's going to be your last time.

I almost died today, and this was all I could think about."

The episode finished and I closed my laptop. I lied awake for an hour thinking about these lines, and I realized how stupidly true it was. I realized that I can't remember the last time I saw my Uncle before he passed away, the last time I saw my friend before we stopped talking, nor can I remember the last kick I threw in kung fu. But I can remember all the stories that my Uncle told me, the time that me and my friend went camping together, and I remember being in Kung Fu and my Sifu correcting me on my Tai Chi on Saturday.

I think that everyone can relate to this, and for me, I realized that it is a simple problem of not being in the moment. We need to do everything like it's the last time that we will ever do it. There should be no more "I'll do it when I see ___ tomorrow," or "Well there's always next time..." because what if there isn't?

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That's as far as my response to the topic went because my 30 minutes ran out, but I think you see my point.

Live in the moment. Do everything as if there is no tomorrow, and like you'll never be able to do it again. I think that if we keep this mentality, we will be able to remember the last time we did something, that's maybe not so big or impactful (I'm pretty sure thats not a word...).

Just some food for thought...

"Study as if you were to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

- Unknown