And so there was this crumpled little piece of paper on which someone had scribbled with great enthusiasm - yesterday is history,  tomorrow is a mystery,  today is a gift etc. Rubbish.  Language, at times,  has been guilty of the craziest crimes.

Yesterday is a shadow, today is an accident,  tomorrow is a threat. The moment you open your eyes into a today,  you know it has happened and you can't really help it. The best thing to do if you must pull through is to survive the accident as gracefully as possible until the next threat called tomorrow steps in.