No Tomorrow … ( 02 / 02 / 2013 )
No Tomorrow … ( 02 / 02 / 2013 )
“ Well , what if there is no tomorrow ? There wasn ’ t one today .” ~ Bill Murray ( in “ Groundhog Day ”)
There are a number of uncomfortable thoughts from which we flee each day , none of them more subtle or more potent than the fear of death -- a fear , ironically , that must be focused upon before it can be cleansed ; one that must be remembered before it can be forgotten .
And the only truly liberating response to briefly re-cognizing this most immense of internal shadows is NOT to run back under our covers and wait for the mythical someday of spring . Rather , it is to rise , to light a candle of Kindness , and to set forth directly into the very maw of that darkness ; to bring light to those wandering in the glooms of sadness or selfishness — to bring warmth to those who have forgotten what it is to LOVE .
Groundhog Day is so much more than our petty hopes for an early season of sunshine . It is the reminder that we can make life Meaning-full TODAY , and that we need not wait one instant more to do so .
Essentially , Groundhog Day reminds us of the most important of all Truths : that the trick to living forever …
… is acting boldly as if you know you won ’ t .
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