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羊皮卷之五——假如今天是我生命中最后一天I will live this day as if it is my last. And what shall I do with this last precious day which remains in my keeping? First, I will seal up its container of life so that not one drop spills itself upon the sand. I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday?s misfortunes, yesterday?s defeats, yesterday?s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad? Can sand flow upward in the hour glass? Will the sun rise where it sets and set where it rises? Can I relive the errors of yesterday and right them? Can I call back yesterday?s wounds and make them whole? Can I become younger than yesterday? Can I take back the evil that was spoken, the blows that were struck, the pain that was caused? No. Yesterday is buried forever and I will think of it no more. I will live this day as if it is my last. And what then shall I do? Forgetting yesterday neither will I think of tomorrow. Why should I throw note after maybe? Can tomorrow?s sand flow through the glass before today?s? Will the sun rise twice this morning? Can I perform tomorrow?s deeds while standing in today?s path? Can I place tomorrow?s gold in today?s purse? Can tomorrow?s child be born today? Can tomorrow?s death cast its shadow backward and darken today?s joy? Should I concern myself over events which I may never witness? Should I torment myself with problems that may never come to pass? No! Tomorrow lies buried with yesterday, and I will think of it no more. I will live this day as if it is my last. This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity. I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I lift mine arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday?s sunrise who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed a fortunate man and today?s hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others,