Alan W. WattsI have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
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George Santayana said, "I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." The present is the only time that exists. The past has already happened, and the future will happen, but it will no longer be part of our reality. Only things that are happening in the present are real.
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