But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of one's life, is it so awful to travel through time with no greater ambition than to find the next lovely meal? Or to learn how to speak a language for no higher purpose than that it pleases your ear to hear it? Or to nap in a garden, in a patch of sunlight, in the middle of the day, right next to your favourite fountain? And then to do it again the next day? .Elizabeth Gilbert
About This Quote
I love the idea of living without any greater ambition than to find the next lovely meal, or to learn how to speak a language for no higher purpose than that it pleases your ear to hear it. This quote captures the essence of living, and of course, time travel. It reminds us that we need to live life for the moment and enjoy every ephemeral moment we can.
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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