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Chapter 29

Chapter 2 Chapter 7 The last day of my life

[United States] Og Mandino

If today is the last day of my life.

How am I going to use this last, most precious day?First of all, I want to treasure the time of the day so that no minute or second is wasted for no reason.I don't sigh for yesterday's misfortune, the past is enough misfortune, don't lose today's time.

Will time turn back?Does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?Can I correct yesterday's mistake?Can I heal the wounds of yesterday?Can I be younger than yesterday?Can a bad word spoken, a fist thrown, and all the pain caused can be taken back?

cannot!The past is gone forever, and I don't think about it anymore.

If today is the last day of my life.

what should I do?Forget yesterday, and don't think about tomorrow.Thinking about all kinds of tomorrow, today's time will also pass in vain.Tomorrow is an unknown, why waste today's energy on unknown things?

Looking forward to the sun rising again this morning, the sun has already set.Walking on the road today, can you do tomorrow's things?Can I put tomorrow's gold in today's purse?

Tomorrow the melons are ripe, but today can they fall?Can tomorrow's death overshadow today's joy?Why should I worry about the unknown?Tomorrow is as buried by me as yesterday.I don't think about it anymore, today is the last day of my life.

This is my only day, the eternity of reality.Like a pardoned prisoner, I embrace the newborn sun with tears of joy.I raise my hands in thanks for this incredible day.

When I think of the friends who greeted the sunrise with me yesterday, who no longer exist today, I thank God for my survival today.I'm an incredibly lucky man, and today's time is an added bonus.

Many strong men go before me, why do I get this extra day?Is it because they're done and I'm still on the way?If this is the case, is this an opportunity to achieve me and make my merits and virtues complete?Is the Creator's arrangement unique?Is today my time to surpass others?

If today is the last day of my life.

There is only one life, and life is nothing but the accumulation of time.If I let this day pass by, I will destroy the last page of my life.Therefore, I treasure every minute of this day, because they will never come back.I can't bank today's time and withdraw it tomorrow.Time is as uncapturable as the wind.I will hold each minute and touch it with love because they are so precious.A dying person can't exchange his life's money for a breath of life.Time has no value, they are priceless!

If today is the last day of my life.

I hate those time-wasting behaviors.I want to destroy the bad habit of procrastination.I want to bury doubts with sincerity and drive out fears with faith.I don't listen to gossip, I don't idle around, and I don't associate with people who are not doing their jobs.I finally realized that to be lazy is to steal food and clothes from the people I love.I am not a thief, I have love, today is my last chance, I want to prove my love and greatness.

If today is the last day of my life.

Today is the end of today.Today I want to take care of my children when they are still young. Tomorrow they will leave me, and I will leave too.Today I give my wife a loving hug and sweet kisses, and tomorrow she will be gone, and so will I.Today I will help my friend in distress, tomorrow he will not ask for help, and I will not hear his pleas.I want to be willing to give because tomorrow I cannot give and there will be no one to receive.

If today is the last day of my life.

If this is my last day, then it is the immortal anniversary, and I regard it as the best day.I'm going to turn every minute into nectar, savor it sips, and appreciate it.I want every 1 minute to be worthwhile.I'm going to work harder until I burn out.Even so, I will continue to work hard.I want to visit more customers, sell more goods, and earn more wealth.Every minute of today is better than every hour of yesterday, and the last is also the best.

If today is the last day of my life.

If not, I would fall on my knees before the Creator and thank you deeply.

【Together with you】

Treating every day as the last day of our lives, we will understand the preciousness of life and time better, and cherish the passing of life more and more.We will turn away from evil, laziness, fear, hurt, procrastination, doubt, pain... and embrace light, love, strength to forge ahead, and all good things.If today is the last day of our lives, we will definitely stimulate the vitality and light of life, live out the best state of life, and let every moment be spent fully.If today were the last day of our lives, we would choose to live happily and say goodbye to sorrow.Treat every day as the last day of our lives, and when we die, we can face all the years we have passed through without regret... I am the greatest miracle in nature.Nature does not know what failure is, and emerges victorious, and so should I, for once success comes, it comes back again.

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