What happens when you turn eighty years old and find yourself alone?
It suddenly dawns on you that you treated people poorly your whole life. And now when you could use a good friend to talk to, a great love to depend on, a grandchild to share joy in, a purpose to awake every morning for and something that could bring joy to others, you find your health failing, your spouse gone, your friends who've left you behind and grandchldren you don't see anymore. You have no purpose but to get out of bed and hope - no, pray - that someone comes by today to share a few words of conversation.
Your only joys are the distant and seldom happy memories of the past and the hope that maybe tomorrow, maybe, someone will want to share a little time with you.
What you do in this very moment can impact your life decades down the road. Be gentle. Be caring. Be the friend you would want to have if it were you. Do something nice for others without the expectation of something in return.
If someone owes you a favor, you probably will never collect. People will never want to share your company out of obligation.
Every action today has a consequence tomorrow. Choose wisely. Life is not a run-through. It is a once-only performance worthy of Greatness.
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Kevin Burns - Corporate Attitude/Culture Strategist
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