Stop saying tomorrow
Tomorrow…
Tomorrow I will start a diet
Tomorrow I wake up at 5:00 am
Tomorrow I will start pursuing my dream
Tomorrow you’ll be dead
Two years ago I had the opportunity to interview dozens of people on their deathbeds. My team and I were shooting a documentary film on the view of death in the city of Varansa, India.
Varanasi is one of the most holy cities in the world. Hindus believe that dying within the city limits grants moksha or salvation. Thousands of people will make the pilgrimage to the city every year in hopes of obtaining moksha .
In Varanasi you can’t avoid thinking about your mortality. In this city you are surrounded by people living their last moments. You are forced to confront the fact that one tomorrow will be your last. Confronting your impending death is one of the most paradigm shifting experiences you can have.
It’s normal to sweep the thought of your own mortality under the rug, no one wants to think about death, death is scary. That’s part of the reason why “tomorrow” is such a seductive thought.
If we don’t understand that we have a finite number of tomorrows than time seems cheap, and cheap things are easy to give away.
We are only guaranteed this moment, right now. There is no promise that says we get a tomorrow. Start making the changes you want right now, not tomorrow.
Thanks for the read :)
If you want to check out the trailer for the documentary you can find it here
