Threefold the stride of Time, from first to last! Loitering slow, the Future creepeth - Arrow-swift, the Present sweepeth - And motionless forever stands the Past.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time moves differently: the future is slow, the present is fast, the past is still.
- In plain terms
- Future waits, present rushes, past is gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Value the present moment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you experience time passing?
- What would you change about your present?
Another view
It is a subjective view of time that may not fit everyone.
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