"Ida Scott Taylor once wrote: 'Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. And do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.'"
- One Tree Hill
This is it. Are you ready? Because here it is: the one thing that will carry you beyond the dark and disparaging trials of life. The secret which everyone who lives happily ever after hoards away, keeping the rest of us from reaching the same utopia. A simple blueprint to follow and execute, which, upon fulfillment, will realize all of your dreams and desires. Maybe some, that could surpass anything we could have ever expected. Some, we never even dared to pretend we deserved in the first place.
So here it is. Are you ready? Because once you understand and embody this simple rule, everything will change. Anything you thought you knew will be gone, and everything you didn't understand will become transparent. Immediately the past will flood through your mind, and consequently, a brief period of remorse for the injustices you have caused, followed by the flash of visions for your future, yet to be secured. All at once, you return to the present, a stillness and calm washes over your soul, and you too will feel it in return.
Here it goes. Are you ready? Because the one thing you need to know, the simple secret blueprint buried treasure is this: Be good to your friends. Be good to yourself. Be good to strangers. Be good to those who have so little, for they will teach you life's true value. Be good to those who have much, for they will show you the extent of happiness lost to a lifetime of work. Be good to the people who care about you. The ones whose laughter makes your soul still; the ones whose silence makes your mind calm. The ones whose touches can take away the world. Be good to yourself in being good to these people, because here it is: are you ready?
These people aren't just the ones who we spend our entire lives with. Our entire lives...are these people.
