Live, you say, in the present; Live only in the present. But I don’t want the present, I want reality; I want things that exist, not time that measures them. What is the present? It’s something relative to the past and the future. It’s a thing that exists in virtue of other things existing. I only want reality, things without the present. I don’t want to include time in my scheme. I don’t want to think about things as present; I want to think of them as things. I don’t want to separate them from themselves, treating them as present. I shouldn’t even treat them as real. I should treat them as nothing. I should see them, only see them; See them till I can’t think about them. See them without time, without space, To see, dispensing with everything but what you see. And this is the science of seeing, which isn’t a science. .Alberto Caeiro
About This Quote
The quote, "Live in the present, not in the past or future" is derived from the Chinese philosopher Chuang-tzu. He believed that life is better when you live in the present, rather than in one's memories or imagination. The words "present" and "live" in this quote are in italics to show emphasis.
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