Mary OliverHow perfect to be aboard a ship withmaybe a hundred years still in my pocket. But it's late, for all of us, and in truth the only ship there isis the ship we are all onburning the world as we go.
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When he says to be aboard a ship with maybe a hundred years still in your pocket, it is a statement about how perfect the present is. There is something great about being alive in this moment and enjoying the present because who knows what can happen tomorrow? The line about the only ship there is being the one we are all on burning the world as we go also shows that we should never waste our time and energy worrying about what might happen in the future. If we live life just for today, then we waste nothing and take nothing for granted. We should focus all of our energy on each moment and take advantage of it.
Source: A Thousand Mornings
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