Live Immediately

by | Jan 21, 2015 | Thursday Musing | 8 comments

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Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. – Seneca

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8 Comments

  1. Kristen
    Kristen on January 22, 2015 at 6:16 am

    Wow. I had never heard this one before. Stops you in your tracks, doesn’t it? Have a wonderful day, Rudri.

    • Rudri
      Rudri on January 22, 2015 at 6:30 am

      I’ve mulled these words in my head a few times since posting it. It pushes you to consider those things that you keep putting off. Glad it resonated with you.

  2. Sarah
    Sarah on January 22, 2015 at 9:59 am

    I love this. I tend to put things off and needed to read this. One to bookmark. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Luanne
    Luanne on January 22, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    This is so true, but sometimes one must be patient. There is a difference between patience and procrastination, I guess.

  4. Tamara
    Tamara on January 25, 2015 at 6:10 am

    I used to put off things much more. Now it’s like I know to do them and do them with gusto. It’s not perfect, by any means, but I at least have made smalle changes.

  5. Rivki Silver
    Rivki Silver on January 25, 2015 at 9:03 pm

    Ugh, yes! I’ve found my procrastination and my perfectionism are partners in crime. But I’m getting better.

  6. Nina
    Nina on January 28, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    You find the best stuff to share. All read-worthy nuggets. (And see-worthy, too.)

  7. Ayala
    Ayala on February 8, 2015 at 5:18 am

    True and wise !