The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Alan W. Watts
About This Quote

How to live an enjoyable life? How to make the most of your life? That is the great question. But, there is no need to be afraid or lose hope. You can make the most out of your life if you are aware of what is happening all around you every time you go through your day. The art of living is not just about being lost in the past but also about being sensitive to each moment.

Become completely focused on each new situation that arises before you. Don't just let out an automatic response, think about what you are going to say or do before letting it out. When something happens, rather than reacting automatically, ask yourself- Is this the right thing to do? Is this me?

Some Similar Quotes
  1. We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky. - Walter Mosley
  2. One day spent with someone you love can change everything. - Mitch Albom
  3. There's always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it's with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it's one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note,... - Douglas Adams
  4. If you love deeply, you're going to get hurt badly. But it's still worth it. - C.s. Lewis
  5. People die, I think, but your relationship with them doesn't. It continues and is ever-changing. - Jandy Nelson
More Quotes By Alan W. Watts
  1. It is not by great acts but by small failures that freedom dies. The sense of justice dies slowly in a people. They grow used to the unthinkable, and sometimes they may look back and even wonder when things changed. Theywill not find a day...
  2. As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
  3. There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder.
  4. The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.
  5. If Moses had gone to Harvard Law School and spent three years working on the Hill, he would have written the Ten Commandments with three exceptions and a saving clause.
Related Topics