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"... for tomorrow we die!"

Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.""But God said to him, 'You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you've accumulated?'Luke 12: 19-20

 I've been thinking about the new ideology sweeping through the media subtly. Its been creeping in through songs, videos, movies, books, talk shows ... name it. When I hear them sound the different words, this is what registers in my brain 'lets live for today, for tomorrow we die'! 
This is the new slogan, the new watchword of the 21st century. The pass code that enables you to free yourself of all responsibility for your actions. If tomorrow we die, then there's no need to be responsible for today, or the future, because when tomorrow comes, 'if' tomorrow comes, you won't be around to face the consequences. And since there's no one else to  consider but yourself, then we might as well eat and drink for today!
This ideology is also played out in politics. It is the only reason why the politicians of my once great country will keep shouting about the depleting oil reserves and the need to diversify from oil exports, but will keep stealing and embezzling government funds without trying to map out any successful route for diversification  Tomorrow, they'll be out of office and it will be someone else's headache to deal with the depleting resources. but for today, while the funds are still available, while credit is still available, while debt is still an option, lets eat and drink!
We have reduced the sanctity of life to the present. Life for us consists of what happens here and now. Yesterday is flushed down the drain and tomorrow is too far away to be relevant. Shame! If our lives consist of only the here and now, we are most miserable! Yesterday builds in us character and strength to face today, our resilience today comes from the victories of yesterday that will help us hold on and forge on until tomorrow comes. Tomorrow is as relevant as today and yesterday, because tomorrow we can erase the mistakes of yesterday and today; Tomorrow speaks of hope; Tomorrow inspires new beginnings and with new beginnings come a fresh lease on life. But no, we focus all our energies on the present! We live under the 'tyranny of the now'!
I am reminded of the rich fool in the Bible, who after he had worked, sat back to eat and drink and his soul was required of him that night. How like the rich fool we want to be when we choose to live under the tyranny of the now. 

Break free, be responsible for your actions, learn lessons from yesterday, think about the choices you make today and how they affect tomorrow, plan for a beautiful tomorrow and work towards it. Hard work means consistency, and consistency always pays off. Choose life ... for tomorrow!

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