Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.
Interpretation
Every moment is distinct and irreplaceable, emphasizing the uniqueness of time.
This quote by Pablo Casals highlights the value of each passing second, reminding us that every moment in our lives is singular and once-in-a-lifetime. It encourages appreciation for the present, as it signifies the importance of living fully in the now, recognizing that time is fleeting and each experience is without parallel in the vastness of the universe.
In practice
In a graduation speech to encourage students to appreciate their experiences.
Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.
In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.
I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.
To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.
The old religionist cried out for his god. The new religionist cries out for some god to be his.
Writing long books is a laborious and impoverishing act of foolishness: expanding in five hundred pages an idea that could be perfectly explained in a few minutes. A better procedure is to pretend that those books already exist and to offer a summary, a commentary.
The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.
Through me you go into a city of weeping; through me you go into eternal pain; through me you go amongst the lost people
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