From a probilistic perspective, there’s a good chance you’re going to make it to tomorrow if you’re in reasonably good health.
A really good chance.
But that doesn’t discount the fact that we will all have our last day on this planet at some point and we’ll rarely know when that day is.
There’s this caricature of a person living like there’s no tomorrow that comes to mind: equipped with the realization that they’re not long for this world, they’re finally able to realize that they’ve been distracted by an array of unimportant things. Unwilling to waste another moment on these distractions, they shift their focus to speaking their minds, being present with the people they love, and letting those people know that they love them.
The punchline to this seemingly miraculous and aspirational transformation is that impending doom isn’t required to become this kind of person.
All it takes is the recognition that the moments you share with cherished colleagues, friends, and family are among the most precious things in the world. And whether tomorrow is coming or not, they should be treated as such.