Hope

I am in love with that most hopeful of utterances, “maybe tomorrow.”  Al Pacino as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman says this, confirming to Chris O’Donnell’s character Charlie Simms that he is not going to blow his brains out. Today, anyway.

Several friends have used versions of this phrase recently, one in a blog, others in messages both verbal and in Facebook.

We’ve all gone through tough times here and there. Some of us more than others and some of us have had some truly hard things in our lives. Somehow, we get through tonight.

“Maybe tomorrow” means there will be a tomorrow. Even for Frank Slade.

We’ve used that phrase for much less momentous possibilities.

Will we have roast beef? Maybe tomorrow.

Will I mow the lawn? Maybe. Tomorrow.

When are you going to pay me? Maybe tomorrow…

Orphan Annie was right about tomorrow. It’s only a day away.

Maybe.