For All Time

To live freely we must let go of the subtle, underlying notion that sometime in the past we were more innocent, more care-free, or somehow happier than we are now. Also, we must let go of the subtle, underlying idea that things will be worse off in the future. These poisonous ideas will naturally subside if we consciously drop the hard-edged storyline of birth and death, yesterday and tomorrow, past and future. Our reverence for youth and absolute fear of death is nothing more than an escape from the ever-present reality of this moment. If we remain here, we are free for all time.