What Lies Next To My Hand
Today I will do what is in front of me. Rather than make my plan for the day on a formless future, I will do that task which is nearest to my hand. I cannot live in days that have not happened yet. Hard as I try, I cannot put my boots on and take a walk through the future. Life unfolds as it is meant to, and the life that I lead is subject to the laws of
time. Time is actually a wonderful caring principle that gives me my life in manageable doses. To understand and experience the depth of the moment – to taste the sweet that is in my hand – that is living. The rest will be provided for.
I perform the task in front of me.
Do the Duty which lies nearest thee, Which thou knowest to be a Duty!
Thy Second Duty will already have become clearer…
Thomas Carlyle