Some people always want to be the “first.” They speak loud, move fast, and take the lead in everything. It looks impressive—they set trends, create systems, and define what success means. But as time goes on, power changes the rules. The goal shifts from doing right to just staying ahead. Soon, people start copying them, thinking that pride, shortcuts, and control are the new normal.
Like a strong current, the influence of the “first” pulls everyone along. Many get swept away, even those who once knew what was right.
Then there are those who stay “last.” They’re not slow—they’re holding on. While the crowd drifts with the flow, they cling to what’s fair and true. They don’t want to be “first” if it means becoming false. It’s hard, tiring, and often lonely, but they endure.
And when life hopefully turns things around, the current weakens. People start to see who really stood firm. The “first” lose what they built on pride, and the “last”—the ones who never let go of what’s right—finally rise in quiet strength.
It doesn’t always happen fast, but life has a way of showing who truly deserves to be first. Human ranking doesn’t define worth. Fairness—whether divine or human—doesn’t follow ego or timing.
Maybe that was what Jesus was trying to show all along—not a promise for later, but a mirror for how life should already work.
“The last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Matthew 20:16)
Sometimes, walking against the current feels like Running from Tomorrow itself.
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
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