Grab the opportunity

This past week I wanted to buy a wireless router for myself. I was checking the internet for some good deals daily. One day I found a wireless router for a very good deal. I wanted to buy it, but somehow I prevented myself from doing so. I told myself, I'll think about it and come back later to get it. I went back to the website for the second time and I was still undecided.
So finally when I decided to buy it, the store was out of stock. Other people had a better approach than me. They wanted it and they went for it. People who have a clear mind, have a clear thought. A clear thought, is a sign of a healthy person. A healthy person, is a sign of success. If I had grabbed the opportunity to buy something I needed, I would have had it. Now, I repent that I had not made up my mind and let it go.
Many things in life are similar. You get only one opportunity to execute it. If you don't then opportunity knocks the next door. Prudence is virtue, as much as patience.

"Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow."

A statement that can be applied perfectly to my life at the moment. The term "present" strikes a chord with me too. Sometimes we miss the present and long for the future. Sometimes we miss the present and linger in the past. The present is a gift of nature which should be cherished, otherwise it becomes the past, never to return.
I always hear about the past being a golden time. I mention it at times too. Why do we say that? Is it because the present is not so good, which makes the past appear better? The reason is because we did not cherish the moment and the moment slipped through our hands. Rather than living and enjoying the moment, we probably day dreamt and the moment passed. How ignorant of us!!!
The present is a gift, which should be lived as is, no strings attached.