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Sexiest Lie of All Time

Have you ever heard of this Mark Twain’s phrase, whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect? If so, let me help you reflect what this clause mean and have some second thought to this. As a person who almost always to question anything, I believe there is always opposing party to a thing. That there will always be an anti-matter presents for a matter itself. And for Mark Twain’s, I write some both alignment and adverse opinion. 

  
Most mentor and gurus as our motivational source have sold us on the idea of living for the moment. That right now is all that exists. And that we should only do that which makes us feel good. Or the thing we should do at time is the thing that realistically can we do over short period of time. Although this advice is alluring and justifying, it often fails to produce desirable results in the real world. Actually, in many cases, it ruins people’s lives. 
 
First thing first, here’s what I agreed:
 
For some extend, procrastinator must be punished with real world.
 
If daydreaming and daywandering were your daily ritual, reflecting gives your imagination a good pause
 
And that’s that.
 
Living for the moment is the reason people do over excessive gaming, leave long lasting marriages, and lose control over their sustain health. Indeed, time is fleeting. The present moment barely exists. The moment you become conscious of it, it’s over.
 
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday. Are you living today to give your tomorrow-self something to build off? Will you have momentum tomorrow based on your choices today? Or are you just putting off needed change until some future day?
 
When you live solely for the moment, you act on impulse. Your behavior is the product of circumstance rather than conscious choice. As a result, you often make regretful decisions. You’ll choose to delay the fight for what you believe in. You’ll choose to do relatively easier things because they seem right thing to do.
 
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Now comes the second thought. One of Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is to begin with the end clearly in mind. In order to do so, Covey invites you to consider your 80th birthday party. The purpose of the party is for your loved ones to honor you, to express their feelings, and to toast a life well-spent.
 
Imagine you are the person being honored. What would you like your loved ones to say about you, and your life? What would you like them to say about your character and contributions? What achievements would you want them to remember? What impact would you have liked to make in their lives?

Covey argues we should start living today with that vision of our own 80th birthday party clearly in mind. Thus, even when considering the end of our lives, it is framed by how we will remember our lives. Indeed, living purely for the moment fails to comprehend the holistic nature of time. The past, present, and future are not distinct and separate entities. When you live for your past, you consciously design your ideal future and simultaneously live intentionally in the present. You fail at one and all are impacted.
 
You can have any future you want. More importantly, you can have any past you want. And your past is what dictates your present. You can be a person you’re proud to be.
 
So, beware of the sexiest lie; to live for the moment.
 
It’s so easy to justify poor decisions in the moment. It’s easy to break our personal commitments. Sometimes we can’t control our anger and we yell at our friends or even family. Sometimes the cookies look too good and we just can’t say no. Sometimes we’d rather veg than work toward our goals. Sometimes we’d rather sleep-in than go to the gym. Sometimes we’d rather do relax than give our ass some load.
 
Once you decide to live not for the moment but for the sake of moment itself, you’ll choose to be happy even if you don’t feel like it. You’ll choose to get up rather than sleep-in. You’ll choose to work while others play. And that’s what I want to do.
 
Cheers.

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