Fear is caused by the uncertainty of the future. Sorrow is caused by the remembrance of the past. Try to keep your thoughts in the present, for the future we will never know and the past we may never understand.

Jeffrey Fry
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This is a proverb that is used to inform people about the importance of thinking in the present. When you are thinking about the future, you are imagining things that have not yet happened. It has been said that when you are thinking about the future, you are missing out on the present. This may be true but it does not mean that you should not plan for the future or think about your past.

You should think about both of these things but most importantly, think about what you can do in the present moment. If you worry about what might happen in the future, you will certainly worry about it in the present moment. This can cause you to feel anxious or even fearful when it comes to dealing with the present moment.

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