CARPE DIEM!

Will a super rich and handsome 22 year old guy fall in love to a 40 year old, twice-divorced and mother of 17 year old girl? This was the theme of the play "40 Karats" which I had the opportunity to watch during the holiday at the RCBC Plaza in Makati. The play was staged by the Repertory Philippines.

I will not talk about the play. Let me, however, give my opinion in one of the issues raised during the play. When Peter (the 22-year-old guy) was wooing Anne (the 40-year-old divorcee), he said that they should not worry much about the future for what matters is what they feel now. Anne, of course, was worried what people will say and will their relationship last.

Should we really be worried about tomorrow or shall we just let everyday pass worrying nothing but our feelings at this moment?

Carpe diem! seize the moment. One of life's many regrets is not being able to seize the moment. We lost lots of opportunity because we are too concern about our imagined feared repercussions. We never took the challenge because we don't want to take the risk. We were not able to accept change because we feel we could be comfortable with the status quo. We worry a lot.

It is good to worry about the future. They said that those who fail to plan are planning to fail. However, when our worries dominate our life and we fail to see the real picture, then we are bound to a great deal of unhappiness and regrets in the future. I don't want to wake up one day only to tell my self, "I should have done it."

We can seize the moment without worrying too much on what future might bring. We can do it by taking precaution. Only a stupid person will jump out of the ship without taking any life saving material