Yesterday, today, tomorrow. We often use these terms in our daily lives–maybe everyday–but do we truly realise what they mean?
What is yesterday, what is today, what is tomorrow? Are they moments in time?
These terms have no true meaning in and by themselves. Rather, they depend upon each other for complete elucidation; that is to say, they are relative to each other.
For yesterday is only in existence in relation to today. Otherwise, what is yesterday (or the past) or tomorrow (or the future)?
If you say, “We’ll start this tomorrow”, then ask yourself, what is tomorrow? It is only the next day, is it not? But do we ever get to tomorrow? Obviously, no. When tomorrow comes, it comes as today, and what is today now becomes yesterday. Yet. There is still a tomorrow.
And therefore, we can agree that tomorrow is non-existent. As is yesterday. However, there is still a difference.
In this context, tomorrow refers to the future–what will come; today refers to the present–what has come; and yesterday refers to the past–what already came and is now gone.
It is a continuous cycle of being here and gone. As I have quoted in a book I’m writing, “All moments, every second, every prized heartbeat comes, flashes briefly in the light, and then skitters away to where it cannot be called back from.” (Although in the story the paragraph refers to letting go and memory and pasts.)
So why not enjoy what is now? Yeah, sure, speculate about the future. And keep your memories. But live now. Don’t forget it. Every single moment, you can dream. Every single moment, you can do. Every single moment, you can make a change. Every single moment, you can make a change for a better tomorrow. Every single moment, you can make a change for a better you.
So, learn from time, embrace the past—but live now.
