now is the time

At some point in the future, everything will still look great, until one day, out of nowhere, you're going to collapse.

You're going to the doctor, he's going to run some tests. You're going to see, and stand in front of machines you've never seen before, in places that smell of sadness.

The doctor comes out from the office, seemingly lost in reading printouts. He looks at you, and in that look your subconsciousness will roll up in horror.

At that moment in time, you know exactly what he's going to say. He doesn't have to speak any words. You know that in the next minutes, he's going to use two phrases: that he is very, truly sorry; and if there is anything he can do for you.

You know he speaks genuinely. You know if there would be any hope, or resource, he would be willing to give it a try.

At that moment in time, you're going to look back at your current self, and see, what you could've done, if only.

You couldn't change history. But you could get it right to start with. Do something differently the first time around.

- by shapeshiftr