Every man must render an account before God of all the good things he beheld in life and did not enjoy.”
— a saying from the Jerusalem Talmud (Kiddushin)
I was at a theme park one time waiting in line for the newest, latest and greatest ride. The line for people getting off passed my line at one point, and I heard someone ask one those getting off the ride how they liked it.
The person replied, “I had the time of my life, and I didn’t enjoy a minute of it.”
The Preacher in Ecclesiastes wrote that there was nothing better for a person than to enjoy what they were doing because that was their reward.
The reward is enjoying what you are doing. The reward is not something that comes after you finish doing something. It is what you are doing that moment.
Each moment gives us a chance to enjoy the good things in front of us. It is a shame if we miss them because we are waiting for something else.
Don’t seize the day. Enjoy the moment.
