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Books That Change My Life: Rob Riggle Short #2

22 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker (Rob Riggle) reflects on the importance of being present and acting kindly in the moment, citing a personal lesson that he will only pass through life once. He admits that living in the future and over‑planning—perhaps a habit from his military background—makes it hard for him to stay in the now. He shares a poignant anecdote from his deployment to Afghanistan, where he missed the chance to tell his father "I love you," a regret that haunts him. He acknowledges that he has received many second chances and has tried to make up for that missed moment, using the experience as a lasting lesson about seizing opportunities and expressing love without delay.

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I shall pass this way but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. It's great. I think that's a great lesson in being present, being in the now. It's very hard for me to do. Really? Very hard. I've struggled with that. I live in the future a lot. Planning, planning, planning, making plans. Maybe it's the military person in me or whatever. But when I was deploying to Afghanistan, I had a chance to say I love you to my dad, and I didn't do it. And I should have done it right then and there. And I regretted it. I got many second chances. I've obviously made up for that, but I, for a long time, regretted not doing it when I had the opportunity to do it. So that was a great lesson.