Be present in the moment from "summary" of The Book of Mirdad by Mikhail Naimy
In the unceasing flux of Time, there is but one abiding certainty, that is, the Now. The past is but a dwindling memory, the future but a pregnant possibility. Therefore, be not a dweller of the dead past, nor a dreamer of the unborn future. Be rather a seer of the ever-living, ever-present Now. To be present in the moment is to be fully awake to the divine miracle of existence. It is to be conscious of every breath, every heartbeat, every thought that passes through the mind. It is to be attuned to the symphony of life that plays out before us, to the beauty of the world that surrounds us. In the moment, there is no room for regret or anxiety, for guilt or fear. There is only the pure experience of being, the pure joy of existence. To be present in the moment is to be free from the shackles of the past and the worries of the future. It is to be liberated from the illusion...
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