Today, I don’t feel like it.
That’s what my mind was trying to tell me today.
Do you want to know what I told myself in the mirror?
Before I do so, I would like to take you back 30 years.
I was 19. I believed that I had all the time in the world.
I went out. Got drunk. And played computer games all day.
Even when back then, the games looked like sh*t. I had all the time in the world. I skipped school. I got fired from shitty jobs.
I drove my parents crazy. I didn’t care because I had all the time in the world.
Every summer, I spend time with my family.
I told myself I didn’t need to take action.
I have all the time in the world.
Then, one rainy night. We drove back from a night out in town. We stopped at the traffic lights. All of a sudden, there was a loud bang.
Everything went black.
“Lay still, Mr. Brewster.” I opened my eyes. And everything was blurry. All around me were guys with masks and plastic glasses.
I’m sure aliens abducted me, or I was on the best MDMA trip of my life.
I saw a nurse trying to cut open my brand-new pair of jeans. “Nooo!” I screamed while I tried to sit up.
A sharp pain hit me in the pelvic area. “Lay Still, Mr Brewster.” The doctor said calmly.
“You were involved in an accident.
We have to see what is going on.” The pain was unbearable. The doctors gave me a shot of something so nice. I spaced out, and another blackout hit me.
The next morning, the doctor walked in. He said: “A drunk driver hit your car.
Your car spun around and stopped 2 meters from the canal. A little bit more, and you would be dead.”
Well, thank you, Mr. Doctor, for those comforting words.
“You broke your pubic bone.” he continued. It will take six months to heal, but you’ll be fine.
That day, I realised one thing.
I didn’t have all the time in the world.
It took me 9 months to be able to walk normal again. Karma is indeed a b*tch.
Here I am in the present time. Looking in the mirror. My mind was screaming. Tomorrow is another day.
Well, it is there?
There might not be a next day. When you feel like doing anything in life, remember this.
You don’t have all the time in the world.
When you do nothing, expect that nothing will happen. But…
When you try, you’ll fail. And that’s good.
When you fail, you’ll learn.
When you learn, you’ll grow.
When you grow, you’ll help others.
When you help others, you’ll get wealthy.
Not only by earning money. But by discovering your purpose.
This is what I told myself this morning:
Never give up. Never back down. And the world will be yours.
Virgil, “Claim back your time ” Brewster.
