It is better to be here now
Than to cling white-knuckled on the heights of others’ expectations for us
It is better to be here now
Than to run out of air under the depths of others’ disappointment in us
It is better to be here now
Than to live longing for the next life
It is better to be here now
For it is all we really know
Hindsight gives us clarity but no opportunity to change what has been
Hope involves too much faith to really be certain of what is to come
So it is better to be here now
Here between hindsight and hope
Here with glory manifest in earthen vessels
Just waiting to be found
Here and now