In March of 2020, the whole world came to a screeching halt with what is now called, “the pandemic.” Schools, businesses, and churches were closed as governments around the world ordered their citizens to stay at home. And stay at home we did. Fear gripped the world as the COVID plague was out of control.
It’s been two years. For a good part of the past two years, people have spent countless hours playing online games, watching innumerable movies, and being “glued” to an astronomical amount of YouTube videos. While many people have done workouts and learned to cook new recipes, I would venture to say that a large percentage of people have “wasted” nearly two years of their lives.
I’m not going to do a Google search of things that you can do in two years, but I know that it’s possible to get an Associate degree from your local community college or technical college in two years. I understand that those colleges were also closed part of the time, but while it seemed as if life had come to a standstill, time did not.
Now that businesses and schools are open again, let me encourage you to consider either taking an online class, or even going to a class in person. Maybe you started college but never finished. Think ahead to the NEXT two years, and consider the possibilities of learning a trade, or getting an Associate degree, or even finishing college.
Don’t waste the next two years playing Minecraft or Call of Duty. Don’t throw away your life watching endless movies or videos. Think, plan, and get up from the couch to start living a productive and meaningful life.
In two years, your life can be completely different, and you can be going to places of which you’ve only dreamed. Or, in two years, you can still be sitting on your couch, doing the same old thing, and going nowhere. Don’t be satisfied with doing nothing, when you could be learning, growing, and going places. You’re never too old to learn something new.
Let me challenge you to make some goals and make some changes in your mundane way of living. Perhaps in two years you will write me to say “thank you” for encouraging you to get busy and do SOMETHING. I hope so.
The best time to get started is now, so don’t waste another day. The past two years of the pandemic are history. The future lies straight ahead, full of adventure and opportunities just waiting for you. Are you going to miss out? I hope you don’t. Make a decision to improve your whole being (spiritual, physical, mental), and begin this two-year journey today. In two years, will you look back with satisfaction and gratitude, or will you look back with regret? The choice is up to you.