I heard Scott Simon (on NPR radio) interviewing legendary-singer-from-another-era Doris Day this morning. I remembered her classic rendition of "Que Sera Sera," from the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." She sang the song at the climatic end of the film to rescue her kidnapped son.
It gave me a warm feeling to know that she is releasing a new album after almost 20 years since her last.
I like the idea that people can stage a comeback anytime in life. It's motivational to see that resilience that people like Doris Day and William Shatner display.
It makes me feel pretty small when I sleep late instead of facing the day's challenges and opportunities with gusto. I constantly tell myself that I have so many goals to accomplish, yet sometimes I act as though I have all the time in the world.
The great lesson from Doris Day is that opportunities should not be missed, by the old or the young (or by those of us in the middle.)
0 comments:
Post a Comment