“Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.”
Emerson goes on to say that the roses growing in his garden do not lament that the roses that grew in seasons past had a higher quality of life, or that the roses in the future might fair better as well. Instead, they live purely in the moment, their season in the sun. This is your day. There is no yesterday and no tomorrow, only today. Enjoy.
- From “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) American essayist, philosopher and poet, best remembered for leading the transcendentalist movement of the early 19th century.
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4 comments:
I know it. I try to live it.
Hello troutbirder. Good to hear from you again. Yes. Enjoy this day.
Can't tell you how impressed I'm with your todays post. What ever you've posted is so true. I just hope that I 'm able to follow it & live in present.
Thanks Stephen.
Hello Aby good friend.
Yes. It's very easy to say "live for today" but it's not always that easy to do. It's funny that we sometimes have difficulty doing it. Best of luck. And as always, enjoy your day.
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