Coulda Woulda Shoulda

BE PRESENT NOW.  HERE.  Live in the present moment. Don't obsess about the past or worry about the future. All you need is right here now.  Coulda Woulda Shoulda are not words to focus on when living now.  I can, I will, I am.  There you go…  If that little train can, so can you! 

As the story goes, there once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree smoking his beedi. Suddenly a rich businessman passing by approached him and inquired as to why he was sitting under a tree smoking and not working. To this the poor fisherman replied that he had caught enough fishes for the day.

Hearing this the rich man got angry and said: Why don’t you catch more fishes instead of sitting in shadow wasting your time?

Fisherman asked: What would I do by catching more fishes?

Businessman: You could catch more fishes, sell them and earn more money, and buy a bigger boat.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could go fishing in deep waters and catch even more fishes and earn even more money.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could buy many boats and employ many people to work for you and earn even more money.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could become a rich businessman like me.

Fisherman: What would I do then?

Businessman: You could then enjoy your life peacefully.

Fisherman: What do you think I’m doing right now?

You don’t need to wait for tomorrow to be happy and enjoy your life. You don’t even need to be more rich, more powerful to enjoy life. LIFE is at this moment, enjoy it fully.

Chaplain Royal Bush is an Interfaith Chaplain offering nondenominational and nonreligious care and services to all, without exception in Nebraska and Iowa. He conducts Weddings Premarital Coaching Couples Coaching, Funerals, Blessings, and Pastoral Care. For more information please email info@inclusivelife.org OR phone 402-575-7006.