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