Passage21 Last Day in My Life

I will live this day as if it is my last.

This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity.

I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death.

I lift my arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day.

So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday's sunrise who are no longer with the living today.

I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved.

Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others, far better than I, have departed?

Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while mine is yet to be achieved?

Is this another opportunity for me to become the man I know I can be?

Is there a purpose in nature? Is this my day to excel?

参考译文

生命中的最后一天

今天是我生命中的最后一天。

这是我仅有的一天，是现实的永恒。

我像被赦免死刑的囚犯，用喜悦的泪水拥抱新生的太阳。

我举起双手，感谢这无与伦比的一天。

当我想到昨天和我一起迎接日出的朋友，今天已不复存在时，我为自己的幸存，感激上苍。

我是无比幸运的人，今天的时光是额外的奖赏。

许多强者都先我而去，为什么我得到这额外的一天？

是不是因为他们已大功告成，而我尚在途中跋涉？

如果这样，这是不是成就我的一次机会，让我功德圆满？

造物主的安排是否别具匠心？今天是不是我超越他人的机会？

编者点评

把活着的每一天当作生命的最后一天，我们的人生将无限精彩。我们总认为来日方长，今天可以肆意地挥霍，我们还有日复一日的明天。殊不知，没有人知道明天与意外哪一个会先到。只有把握住今天，去爱，去思考，去寻求，去宽恕，去超越，活着的每一天才会显得弥足珍贵，才会精彩无比！