“Everything we do matters.”
That is a line from the 1990 version of the film Flatliners with Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Julia Roberts.
Yes, everything that we do matters. That can be a good thing or a less than good thing.
If you help someone or work to further a cause, it makes a difference and that’s a good thing.
And every time you do something that hurts another person or creates problems, that matters too. No matter how much the person you hurt says “It’s not a big deal” or “It’s OK, it doesn’t matter”; it does MATTER. It creates scars.
Flatliners really made me think about the lasting effects, and even the short-term effects, of my actions. What was and am I creating with each choice I make, each action I perform? Am I creating something hurtful or helpful?
There are two other films also made me pause and think. Those were “Ghost” with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg and “Always” with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter. Both films involve men who die too early and leave their lovers behind having never told them that they love them.
Both men are given a chance to come back, in a fashion, and help their lovers and other people. They are able to partially make up for not showing people how much they cared for them.
All three films have a similar theme: there is no guarantee that you will be given a chance to make up for your mistakes and missed opportunities. Granted, in these films, the people did get second chances, but in real life that doesn’t always work out and there is no certainty that death works that way either.
Your best bet is to take those opportunities NOW – whether it’s to do something you have always wanted to do, or tell people that you love them, or simply perform a random act of kindness.
Treat others with respect and caring; you never know what challenges they may be facing right now. Treat them the way you would like them to treat you.
You never know what tomorrow will bring, so seize the day!
Sow the seeds you would like to have in your life NOW.
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