Choose a meaningful quote that has inspired you or resonated with you recently. Explain why this quote speaks to you, and how it relates to your life or beliefs, and share a personal experience or reflection that illustrates its significance.
"Live your best life now, because you do not know what tomorrow holds, whatever is meant to happen will still happen"
I think anyone who has lived her young and best teenage life on earth worrying about what tomorrow holds for her should have a lot of meaningful quotes to help her survive in her soon-upcoming years as an adult.
I mean, for the better part of my years after the death of my father, I spent being so anxious and worrying about tomorrow that I may not have a hand in how it will turn out, although we plan and set goals for a better tomorrow but the truth is we still do not know what tomorrow will look like, nobody can accurately tell what our tomorrow will look like or how our tomorrow will be because we are not God. We can only set plans, but God has the final say.
Don't blame me, I took up my family responsibility at a tender age, and with the mindset that it is an obligation as the first child, I missed on life, I missed living my life, I missed enjoying and basking in my youthful years and within a twinkle of an eye, I became an adult and could not go back to those youthful days, I could not even tell people what my youthful years looked like because I wasn't living life to the best.
I was worrying about what could have been sorted out, I was worrying and being anxious over things that others could have still sorted out even if I wasn't there, but because I felt it was an obligation and right, I took up all those responsibilities that weighed me down and made me forget how to live my life.
For years, I lived my life that way until one day, although I can not remember what happened, it was on a Sunday and I met with a close friend of mine who was more like a father figure in my life, he saw my state and maybe perhaps he took pity on me or it was just God leading him to make that statement which freed me from the bondage I unintentionally or should I say intentionally put myself.
One thing he said to me when I drew closer to him was, "Dear if you die tomorrow, you would be surprised that they will all look for a way to sort their problems out even in your absence."
That struck a cord badly because he was right, I worry about so much that I forget myself in the process, and I let go of myself and my health as a result of overthinking. I deprive myself of so much, yet I watch those people I worry about living their lives without a worry.
Now, I have learned to live my life for the now, worry less, and am not anxious about anything that I can not help. I do what I can do, and how I can do it now and continue living my life how best I can live it.
When a minor situation is brought to my attention, I try to help solve it how best I can solve it if it is within my power, and don't try to take it all up in my head.
Many have made plans for the future, and some of them are nowhere to be found, we hear bad news about the death of people, just like I heard about the painful demise of a friend who died as a result of poisoning yesterday. We all do not pray for death but then, nobody can tell when he or she is going to die. So, living for the now that we know and can see is better while we make plans for the future because the future is unknown till we get there.
This is my entry to the second question in the HIVENAIJA WEEKLY PROMPT #15: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT & PROMPT WINNERS!