"The Glory Days"

More often than not when someone begins speaking of "the glory days" they are referring to days past. We regularly think of Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite and his high school football escapades.

May I submit that the true "glory days" are always ahead. The longer we walk upon this earth, the greater our capacity to experience the glory of that upon which we are walking. Yes, there are draw backs to growing older. At times, our senses diminish. Whether it be our sight, our hearing, our smelling and taste, our touch, or our brain altogether, these things do fade. That being the case, our ability to empathize, understand, and see as a whole, with the world around us makes life glorious.

Living for something is greater than having lived for something. The older we get, the more our time is weighted in the past, statistically speaking. Naturally, we desire to reflect and consider the life we led. This is not inherently wrong nor should it be ignored; reflection and consideration are important parts of our becoming. The past is exactly that, an "important part of our becoming." Becoming always takes place in the future.  

Let us move forward with confidence that the fullness of life is always before us, never behind us. I believe this to be the case. Even if I am wrong, there is little worth pointing my wrongness out. For I know that I am much happier, much more filled with joy, and much more hopeful when I choose to look at the future as the days of glory to come rather than only considering the beauty of days past.

Let us believe in the future with gratitude in our hearts for the past. Let us live our glory days today and tomorrow rather than reliving them from the days of yesterday. Regardless of where we are at in life, there is something to hope for. Let us hope on.