“How do you make a life?…” #3

No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.

-Brendan Francis

… Live in the moment; do not think about the future and its perils…. [Concentrate] on savoring “those rare moments of grace in an indifferent universe.

-William Longgood
Voices From the Earth: A year in the Life of a Gardener

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around us in wareness.

-James Thurber


What is to be gained from living in the present-being very aware of life as it happens? What keeps most people from appreciating and enjoying the present? Write a fable or a parable that teaches the value of living in the present. Decide before you begin who your audience will be-vhildren, your peers, people who have authority over how you spend your day?