Precious Moments

The miser who hoards his wealth but neglects the more important values of life is a figure rightly disdained in folklore and literature. Trying to hold on to the moment is similarly desperate. Instead, appreciate the unfolding wealth of life as it presents itself to your experience. The moment passes; beauty fades; life follows its eternal cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Let precious moments pass into memory, without regret. And don’t spend your life in the memory-vault fondling the accumulated riches you’ve stored there — search out and welcome fresh moments instead of reliving stale ones.

 

Barbara Ann Kipfer

from 1,001 Ways to Live in the Moment