Don't Waste The Good Things

(Author Unknown
)A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible. It came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself."

My Message:

The above story is so similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.
One day when we look back, we will realise that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed. I was in the cemetery this week and thought a lot about life, how short it is and how much there is for us to accomplish. Lets not waste our lives always focusing on the things that give us instant physical pleasure, rather lets drown ourselves in the beauty of love, in the glory of giving, and lets heat ourselves in the fire of enthusiasm. Don't be that person who on their last few days in this world says; "I should of loved more and been a better person". You have the opportunity today to make your life awesome, don't waste it.

May you have an awesome week where you have the energy to maximise whats important to you.
Darren Zwiers

This Weeks Quote:

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. ~James Dean