No Today

We were in Australia for the Diamond Club and I wanted to replace my walking Florsheim shoes. After some searching, we landed up at this store in Pacific Fair Mall called “Athlete’s Foot” run by a husband and wife well into their 50s. The wife - her name was Pam - was an excellent salesperson as well as very knowledgeable on shoes. But more so, she was a wonderful person. The moment she saw Adi and got to know that he’s 5 years old, the first thing that came out of her mouth was “....make sure you enjoy this time...for it will never come again...My son is 20 now and he’s so busy with his girlfriends, with his job, with travelling, with his life that he has no time for us anymore. And it feels like yesterday, seeing your son, that my son was the same age too...”

Most realisations about the futility of the things that we do, happen only when it’s too late to do anything about them. Even though we read in countless books, watch in countless movies and hear personally from countless well meaning elders...we see them as being on the other side of the table...not realising that we can really learn something from it all and do something about it. Instead of living in a “No Today”, we can live in a “Know Today” life.

And that is one thing Taru and I are trying to do on a daily basis for quite some time now. Yes, Diamond Plus and EDC and Double and Triple and Crown will happen. But only if the journey is enjoyed every moment will the destination be really worth it. Otherwise, we’ll be either looking forwards or backwards...forever.