You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, so all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last. You have all the fears of mortals and all the desires of immortals… What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to defer wise resolutions to the fiftieth or sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained.Denis Diderot
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When you live as if you were destined to live forever, you never pass up any opportunity to enjoy life. No matter what your age is, you still want to live life to the fullest. You spend time on things that make you happy and do what you love. Instead of worrying about the future or planning for retirement, you’re focused on living in the present moment.
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