Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Real life happens in daily moments, not in memories or plans.
- In plain terms
- Life is found in every single moment you live.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on today instead of looking back or ahead.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you living now or later?
Another view
It may ignore the value of memory or planning.
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