
Look to this day,
for it is life, the very breath of life.
In its brief course lie
all the realities of your existence;
the bliss of growth,
the glory of action,
the splendour of beauty.
For yesterday is only a dream,
and tomorrow is but a vision.
But today, well-lived,
makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
and every tomorrow
a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.
— Kālidāsa
famed playwright and poet from 4th century CE India.
Seems I’m inspired to post this periodically; first in 2009, then again in 2016 as a salutation to the dawn. This is the third time and version.
Davidya
Oh wow, I was today recounting a significant experience and lesson to a meditation student, and essentially paraphrased this, but nowhere as pretty. What a beautiful poem <3
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Words hang in the air for the picking. Each day new fruit ripen.
Hello to the Post of Gauls!
If you’ve not seen it, one of Tony Seba’s talks on transportation and energy disruption are worth watching. The number of issues that will be resolved… Also notable that since the talk, Tesla now has autonomous level 4 cars on the road, being tested by customers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ud-fPKnj3Q
I haven’t seen this before. So glad you posted it.
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