“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”—Albert Einstein
The title is borrowed from the band, Shinedown*. I love the band (I would love to interview the lead singer on my …We Have a Spiritual Problem podcast, if anyone of influence is reading this). I find the lyrics (below) of this song reassuring. Hope, after all, is a good thing. It is something we need in our present world.
Hope is the very essence of “be your best today; be better tomorrow.”
Hope requires action. It is not blind optimism or trust. It is the faith that if we “learn from yesterday, live for today,” hope for tomorrow will bring good things. We must live in the expectation that the circumstances of the moment are for the greater Purpose—something that is not always easy, especially when the circumstances are anything less than pleasant. Nevertheless, let this post be one of encouragement.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!
…and the world will be a brighter place tomorrow.
Hope
Look at the battle we’re in
I was never one to pick a fight I couldn’t win
Look at the secrets we keep
They terrorize me every night in my sleep
Afternoon tea with the impending doom
Counting the elephants here in this room
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are
But you know what you’ve got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope’s not a four-letter word
Put on a happy face
Make a scene and leave a permanent trace
Show me that rebel inside
Where the leader of the revolution resides
Afternoon tea with the impending doom
Counting the elephants here in this room
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are
But you know what you’ve got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope’s not a four-letter word
Careful, you might catch yourself going under
Careful, you might lose your breath like the others
Careful, you might slip and never recover
Careful, you might burn to death like the others
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are
But you know what you’ve got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope’s not a four-letter word
*Songwriters: Brent Smith / Dave Bassett / Eric Bass / Zach Myers
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