"I have no future, only plans"

My friend and I were out sightseeing today.
He is older than I am and had expressed his not having
Observed any graveyards here in Atlanta.
I took him to several, including one near where I used to live,
Which offers one of the best views of Atlanta from a distance.

It is on a high hill.
When he got out of my van, not knowing that I had brought us
There for the view, he was walking around, looking at the grave
Markers, calculating the age of those buried there.
Before I turned him around to see the view
(I must confess to some puzzlement and yes, some annoyance),
He uttered a very Profound Comment.
He said:
“I have no future only Plans”.
That struck me as so poignant in our current state of affairs.

None of us are promised not One More Day, but we make
Plans as if we’ll live forever, and we have hopes for the
Best outcomes.

As soon as we see this as reality, we might start living in the
Present, and just BE here for each other, in each and every
Moment of THIS Day.
When I got him to turn and look at the city, he was
Overwhelmed.

I have learned a great thing from him today, or should I say
Something I believed already was greatly reinforced, in a way.
Live for now.

“I have no Future, only plans”

^by
Jerry E Smith,
^{inspired by}
Nela Pita
©11/12/19
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