Tomorrow is another day
Late Night, says to the nervous stand-up comedian-cum-newscaster who is contrite and distressed over her having had an extramarital affair some three years ago: 'The thing is, you can't take away one terrible thing you did any more than you can take away the millions of beautiful things that we had together. That's a million to one.
If you can live with that ratio for another few years, then so can I.'
This is one of the most beautiful lines I have ever come across thus far. One terrible mistake is put into perspective by her kind and understanding spouse of many years, highlighting all the good things they have had and still have, together.
We tend to dwell over our and others' mistakes rather than keep alive and cherish all the millions of good things that happen because of and to us.
That's the difference between brooding and rejoicing. No human being is perfect.
Life is not perfect. We are surrounded by imperfections that are what make the good things we see and experience so precious.
They help us reflect and recuperate, and we learn to appreciate and nurture all that is positive and promising.
'After all, tomorrow is another day,' says Scarlett O'Hara — played by Vivien Leigh — in the film, Gone with the Wind, a story written by Margaret Mitchell. Therefore, as the Roman poet Horace put it, carpe diem — seize the day! Let's enjoy ourselves while we have the chance to do so, without stepping on another's toes, as far as possible.
