November

Settling into a new community about a decade ago, I joined  a social group. As i made my way to my very first meeting, I had an inkling that I would be called upon to give a little address.
As I sat in the taxi that November evening, I wondered why I should be the one to speak!
“Yeah.. because I am the newest in the crop!”
“Why did I even join?
“What am i doing in this city?
“Where am I even from?
“Where am I headed??”
…and the questions kept rolling on!
By the time I got off the taxi I was passionate enough about the topic I would speak on: Making the most of every opportunity!
Whiĺe reflecting in the taxi, I found out that the two preceding Novembers saw me in two different cities; there I was in a different city and certain that the next November would not meet me there!
The lesson:
If we can hardly stop time from moving, or ourselves from changing with time, we would be better off making the most of what time brings our way!
I found that some of the people I saw in my November reflection I had only a maximum of one year to spend with them. Some, i have seen briefly afterwards, some I will never see again. But value exchanged seems to last forever! Novembers come, Novembers go; people come, people go; but seeds sown do not remain seeds.
We could sow positive words to people, we could invest in self-development, we could actuallý plant a tree; but as time changes, we should bear in mind that everything changes with time, and that time lost cannot be regained!