Learn to recognize those moments and act accordingly because nothing lasts forever. In time, destiny can take it all from you. Or perhaps destiny is not the right word to describe this, but rather the inevitable encounters and tragic outcomes that follow.
Encounters, dilemmas, problems and conflicts that we've all had to deal with from time to time, but there comes a time that there will be one that will have a long lasting impact on you, and in some cases be seriously life altering.
One day you could be seeking shelter from the rain at the wrong place and get confronted because you were not supposed to be there and overreact to people trying to get you out and end up murdering someone. This goes both ways, I mean, one day you could be with your friends and suddenly some stranger walks into your shelter/tent and instead of just ignoring him you try to get him to leave you get stabbed in the chest.
I know this case has been over analyzed, but to be fair almost no one has really done so from a neutral perspective. Certain people solely want him to go free just because of his race, and others who for decades screamed "duuuuh ourn guns be ourn raits fur self deifanse" are now crying over a legally held small knife which was used after someone put their hands on him. But either way that was it, the lives they had yesterday forever ended for them and their families.
I find it a bit weird they still haven't released the video footage of that day, but based on what is known I'll be 100% honest. Where I'm from, which unlike the United States is actually a normal country where laws are more sound minded, this would also 100% be a guilty verdict. But so would the Rick Chow case. There would not be a judge that would let Chow off after he chased the guy and sought the confrontation over a fookin bottle of water. But hey, in the US that was suddenly "self defense." What about Latasha Harlins? She was falsely accused of stealing and someone started grabbing her, after which she fought back and as she walked away was then shot in the back of the head. The sentence? Five years probation, 400 hours of community service, and $500 restitution.
Look, this is not meant to pick sides and play the judge from behind a screen, this is meant to remind you to be happy with today. Harlins, Soon Ja Du, Anthony, Metcalf and many others had no idea their lives would be drastically altered after that faithful day, and in some cases even ended. Well, all except Soon Ja Du I guess, who's life could casually continue and was not really altered now was it? Community service and a $500 restitution after falsely accusing someone of stealing and then shooting them in the back of the head? GTFOH.
A gamer friend of mine once said he liked games so much because there was a reset option, and that "life is like a game, but instead of you being able to choose the easy, medium or hard mode, it one day sporadically jumps to the hardest mode possible, and how you play that game will decide the rest of your life. No reset, and in some cases no more continues."
I'm paraphrasing since it's been a while since I've seen him, but the point is in life we don't have a reset option. We can never go back to relive our happiest times or to do thing different on that faithful day. All you have is the ability to react as safe and rational as possible that day, and till that day comes, be happy and appreciate what you have.
If you're doing OK but not rich yet, be happy with what you've already got and gradually work your way towards your goals. If you ever catch yourself singing when thinking about someone, like that girl/boy you've been thinking about, your pet, family or whatever. Put that **** phone down, go to them and appreciate them right then and there in the moment. Because none of us will be here forever, and making the time we have count is how you win the game regardless of the ending.
