Life is made up of a collection of moments that are not ours to keep. The pain we encounter throughout our days spent on this earth comes from the illusion that some moments can be held onto. Clinging to people and experiences that were never ours in the first place is what causes us to miss out on the beauty of the miracle that is the now. All of this is yours, yet none of it is. How could it be? Look around you. Everything is fleeting. To love and let go, love and let go, love and let go..it's the single most important thing we can learn in this lifetime. .Rachel Brathen
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The idea that there are certain moments that are not ours to keep is not necessarily a new one. Time and time again, this has been said by many different people throughout history. For example, the Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote in his poem “Letter To Menoeceus”: “The wise man knows that it is impossible to be happy without being free from fear… It is impossible to live pleasantly without living wisely, prudently and justly...To live in this way it is necessary to have learned the lesson of living with moderation and justice… To live unhappily is to fight against yourself.” The American poet William Wordsworth expressed a similar sentiment when he wrote in his poem “Lines Written in Early Spring”: “The seasons turn; the sun climbs higher;/ The breeze begins to blow;/ The leaf puts out its life;/ And all things pass away.”
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