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May 9th

CARPE DIEM

“Let us therefore set out whole-heartedly, leaving aside our many

distractions and exert ourselves in this single purpose, before we

realize too late the swift and unstoppable flight of time and are left

behind. As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all,

and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees.”

—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 108.27b–28a

ou will only get one shot at today. You have only twenty-four hours
with which to take it. And then it is gone and lost forever. Will you
fully inhabit all of today? Will you call out, “I’ve got this,” and do your
very best to be your very best?
What will you manage to make of today before it slips from your fingers
and becomes the past? When someone asks you what you did yesterday, do
you really want the answer to be “nothing”?