Just Be

Remember it Counts!

What are you going to do with the time you've been given? Many people will define it as per their choice and their thinking. The answer to this question matters because you can't get wasted time back. People often think of money as their most valuable resource, and while it is essential because it allows you to buy the things you need and want, you can get cashback. Time, however, is intangible, and once it's gone, it's gone. Let's understand this through a story.

One evening, after spending several days with his new wife, a man leaned over and whispered into her ear, "I love you."

She smiled – and the man smiled back – and she said, "When I'm eighty years old, and I'm thinking back on my entire life, I know I will remember this moment."

A few minutes later, she drifted off to sleep. The man was left with the silence of the room and the soft sound of his wife's breathing. He stayed awake, thinking about everything they had done together, from their first date to their first vacation together and ultimately to their big wedding. These were just some of the life choices that the couple had made together that had led to this very moment of silence in the presence of each other.

At one point, the man then realized that it didn't matter what they had done or where they had gone. Nor did it matter where they were going.

Just being together. Breathing together. And resting together.

The Moral of what we get is that we can't let the clock, calendar, or pressure from external sources take over our lives and allow us to forget the fact that every moment of our lives is a gift and a miracle — no matter how small or seemingly insignificant it is. Being mindful in the special moments that you spend in the presence of the ones that you love are the moments that truly give your life meaning.

No matter how busy you are, there should be time for your loved ones, and it is the best way to get hold of good moments and remember it's Counts!

Thanks to Sahil Patel for publishing this story in THE SUMMIT (1st-week prompt Procrastination )

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