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Stop living in the past or dying for the distant future

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Happiness always comes from within: Look within for happiness. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He was believed to be an astrologer. He spent his time at night gazing at the sky. He was always busy predicting future, so villagers often came to him, hoping to know what their future holds.

One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw the end of the world was at near. He was lost in his thoughts about the future. As he was looking at the stars, he kept walking without looking down. Suddenly, he fell into a ditch full of mud.

He was sinking and madly trying to claw at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out. He was unable to crawl out and fearing for his life, he started screaming for help. Villagers responded.

As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said, “You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.”

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“What use is it,” said another, “To read the stars, when you can’t see what’s right here on the earth?”

Some thoughts on this subject:

1.The past cannot be changed, the future is yet in your power: Never let the worries of the past and the fear of the future ruin your happiness. Never let the past define your future and never let your future dictate your present.

2.The future depends on what we do in the present: Every move you make, every action you take in your present, is a stepping stone to your future. So, plan.

3.You can change your future by changing your attitude: You have no control over your past, the only thing you can control is your attitude to accept it & move forward.

4.Every day may not be good, but there definitely is something good every day: A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t go anywhere until you change it.

5.Happiness always comes from within: Look within for happiness, do not dwell too much on the future. If there is someone who can control your happiness, it is you. So, take charge of your future & your happiness.

No amount of guilt can solve the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future. So, don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.