The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in-between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the challenges of living in the moment and the tendency to be preoccupied with the past and future.
Straczynski’s quote highlights the complexities of human experience, illustrating how we often find ourselves caught between the regrets of the past, the uncertainties of the present, and the fears of the future. It suggests that amidst this turmoil, there is an opportunity to embrace and cherish the fleeting moments of life, encouraging us to focus on the present and make the most of our time.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a mindfulness seminar to emphasize the importance of living in the present.
There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender.
Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous.
You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.
The point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is where we came from; and this is where we're going. And a lot of Western society over the last hundred years - the last 50 years really - has lost that. We have become rather aimless and wandering.
When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree by the river of truth, and tell the whole world - No, you move.
When it comes down to it, the reason that science fiction endures is that it is, at its core, an optimistic genre. What it says at the end of the day is that there is a tomorrow, we do go on, we don't extinguish ourselves and leave the planet to the cockroaches.
You shouldn't have standards that inhibit you from writing It really doesn't make any difference if you are good or bad today. The assessment of the product is something that happens after you've done it.
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
What is indispensable to inspiration? ...sound sleep and the provocation of a good book or a companion.
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you
I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.
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