Yesterday

“Yesterday came suddenly”. (1)
Ever stop to think about that? How many times have you said or thought “It seems like only yesterday- - -“? Well, think about it again. Except for a nano second or less, your entire life is “yesterday”. The illusion of “now” is, well, an illusion. You finish a great meal and think “that WAS a great meal” (yesterday) or have great sex and think “Man! That WAS great sex” (yesterday) and the list is endless. “Yesterday” is really a stand-in for any past and every past in this context and not literally the day before today. What is the point here? Well, the point is that before you even notice or know it, yesterday is here and gone so you better live your “today” like there is no “tomorrow”.
A word of caution though: everything you do “today” will live in the memories of “yesterday”, not only yours but everybody else’s too. The urge to enjoy the moment without regard to the future is not necessarily a smart urge. Planning for the eventual “today” that will follow the stream of “yesterdays” is a good idea. That way at least you will have some resources to get through the next “today”. Ha.
1. http://www.metrolyrics.com/yesterday-lyrics-beatles.html
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