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Cars come with cruise control, a device that keeps automobiles moving at a set speed without human intervention. Airplane guidance systems can be set on autopilot to navigate the skies for thousands of miles without the pilot’s expert handling. Robots can do the most complicated tasks so long as their systems are electronically set for the proper sequence of motions and activities.

It seems that many people feel that their lives can also run in a similar fashion—automatically. They go through the motions, impersonating a thinking, feeling creature, while numbly repeating previously learned behavior patterns as preparation for a new day’s tasks. They robotically recite their prayers and plod through the workday without ingenuity or enthusiasm.

This problem can be traced to a seriously flawed attitude. These people subconsciously believe that today will be a repeat of yesterday, and that tomorrow will merely be a repetition of today.

Nothing can be further from the truth. Every moment of life is a new opportunity, a gift from Heaven, allowing individuals to accomplish something during their limited sojourn in this world. Taking for granted that tomorrow will be like today is based on the mistaken assumption that there definitely will be a tomorrow.

Instead of wasting each day’s priceless opportunity—wake up and live! Achieve as much as you can in your spiritual and emotional growth. Use the gift of time to be better tomorrow than you were today. Live this day as if there will be no tomorrow, and by doing so you will create a tomorrow that is better than today – guaranteed.

CONSIDER THIS FOR A MINUTE

Rebbi Eliezer said: Repent one day before you die. His students asked: Can a person know which day he will die? Answered Rebbi Eliezer: He should repent today, because perhaps he will die tomorrow.      This way all one’s days will be in repentance. As King Shelomoh said in his wisdom: Every day your clothing should be white and spotlessly clean. (Shabbat 153a)

        Note: Our Sages very often refer to one’s deeds as his clothing. A person creates the “garments” he will wear for eternity through his actions in this World.