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Trei întrebări
by Lev Tolstoi · 1885 · 1 reading card · public domain
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Trei întrebări · 1885
The only moment over which you have real control is the present.
Tolstoy rejects the illusion that the past can be changed or the future guaranteed. Your power lies only in the 'now'—through actions and choices in this moment. For example, if you postpone an important conversation, you lose the chance to influence something today. Living consciously in the present means acting, not waiting.
“There is only one important time: now. It is the only time over which we have any power.”