Because I don’t live in either my past or my future.
I’m interested only in the present.
If you can concentrate always on the present,
you’ll be a happy man.
You’ll see that there is life in the desert,
that there are stars in the heavens,
& that tribesman fight...
because they are part of the human race.
Life will be a party for you,
a grand festival,
because life is the moment we’re living right now
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014 at 1:03 PM UTC
Because I don’t live in either my past or my future.
I’m interested only in the present.
If you can concentrate always on the present,
you’ll be a happy man.
You’ll see that there is life in the desert,
that there are stars in the heavens,
& that tribesman fight...
because they are part of the human race.
Life will be a party for you,
a grand festival,
because life is the moment we’re living right now
— The Alchemist
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