Difference between revisions of "Living for the moment"
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| − | "Living for the moment is really to position yourself to be a victim of the world. That is like saying, | + | "Living for the moment is really to position yourself to be a victim of the world. That is like saying, 'I will be happy if everything is going my way,' but things are not going to go your way even though you will try to control yourself and other people to bring about desired outcomes, things are not really going to go your way, not always, not often. |
| − | "So to say, | + | "So to say, 'I live for the moment' is to say 'I will become dependent upon my circumstances to make me happy.' And when your circumstances disappoint you, you will fall into darkness within yourself. When your body becomes ill or disabled, you will be hopeless and helpless because the greater incentive is not there to drive you on." |
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Revision as of 00:38, 21 November 2011
"Living for the moment is really to position yourself to be a victim of the world. That is like saying, 'I will be happy if everything is going my way,' but things are not going to go your way even though you will try to control yourself and other people to bring about desired outcomes, things are not really going to go your way, not always, not often.
"So to say, 'I live for the moment' is to say 'I will become dependent upon my circumstances to make me happy.' And when your circumstances disappoint you, you will fall into darkness within yourself. When your body becomes ill or disabled, you will be hopeless and helpless because the greater incentive is not there to drive you on."
- Illness and Health (May 28, 2011)
"You cannot live only for the moment now. Snap out of that dream! It is a fool’s paradise. You must live in the moment and prepare for the future all at once. This is what the birds and the bees do. This is what you as an intelligent creature on earth must do."
- Planetary Instability (March 14, 2011)
"The requirement of life at this time... is to live in the moment and to prepare for the future appropriately and accordingly."
- Preparing for the Future (September 5, 2007)