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Clichés are clichés for a reason. Yes, we have past, present, and future. But you can't change past: it's gone so in the end it's not much to live for. You can
by yason 16y ago
Clichés are clichés for a reason.
Yes, we have past, present, and future. But you can't change past: it's gone so in the end it's not much to live for. You can't live for future either: you can just project now into something you think would be a good future. Thus, even planning for future happens now. It is now when anything happens and where any choices are made. Past and future are important and useful, but they only exist as concepts in your mind. You can't live future or past and while trying to do so can be soothing it will never get you anywhere.
In my humble opinion, it is foolish to underestimate the special position of now.
- ihodes 16y agoI can't deny the sound logic of your first statement. (see: tautology) Reasons include anecdotes, cuteness of the sentiment, and others. If you want to defend it, do. Don't strawman my arguments, though. You live all of the future and the past. They all happen. You're mostly arguing semantics about the future, and you're ignoring the past almost entirely. My reasons for their importance stand, unaddressed.