Blink of an Eye

By Jim Koury
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Jim Koury is a seeker of inspirational forces. His spiritual journey of self-discovery has revealed many secrets hidden within him related to the very essence of who he is. He embraces opportunities that enable him to learn about his higher self and the inspirational forces that prod him forward to new plateaus of enlightenment and self-revelation.

He is also the Editor/Publisher of Diversity Rules Magazine, an alternative focus publication primarily dealing with the gay community’s concerns and issues, along with issues of diversity generally. He is an activist who is not afraid to ruffle some feathers. His main objective is to get people to think and think for themselves. He espouses Aristotle’s mantra, “It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Jim does not force his views on others but just puts them out there for folks to think about and discard if they wish

Life is a curious thing.  As young children and adolescents we have this idea that we possess all the time in the world to do what we want.  We will never grow old nor will we succumb to a lot of the negativity that we see our parents endure and fall victim to because life has beat them up.  “I will never be like that” we say.  Then one day, with a  blink of an eye, we find ourselves in the same position wondering what the fuck happened!

Time passes so quickly.  With a blink of an eye today becomes tomorrow, passing into next year and decades into the future.  Many get to a point in their lives where they begin to look back upon the choices they made and wonder “what if.”  What if I had done this or what if I had done that.  Wondering what would have happened ‘what if” is a fruitless endeavor and will only lead to more frustration, regret, self-doubt and pity.

What we must do is acknowledge the past, face up to our failures and move on.  We have no choice but to live for and in today, for today is the only thing that matters.  The choices we make today are what will influence the direction of our tomorrow not our past.

I was watching an episode of CSI-NY on Netflix one night – the final episode of the show after 9 seasons as a matter of fact.  The episode was entitled, “Today is Life.”  In the final 5 minutes of the episode Mac Taylor is reflecting upon his life and life generally because of a murder that he and his team had been working on.  An innocent man was killed because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Mac Taylor was quoting the deceased man and was espousing what he said as his truth and that he would never forget what the dead man said, as follows, “Today is life.  The only life we are sure of.  Make the most of today.”

Today is life!  It is the only thing we have that will shape our future.  Take charge of your today and make the decisions that need to be made in order to have the future you wish to have.  Our destinies are in our hands – no one else’s.  Don’t waste today, as with a blink of an eye today will be gone! 

The only consolation we have is that tomorrow will be our new today.  We awaken with a new opportunity each and every day to do what we need to do to shape our futures to be the way we want them to be.

However, at some point we do run out of tomorrows.  Many are faced with their last tomorrows and no longer have the ability to shape their futures to make a substantive difference in their lives.

What will be your choice?  Will you decide that “today is life” and be pro-active and change your life’s path for the better or will you put off to tomorrow what needs to be done today until you have no more tomorrows?  I implore you to choose the former, as the latter is not an appealing one.  It will only create more suffering and needless regret until the day you pass into your spiritual realm of consciousness once again.