The Utility of living
How purposeful are our lives? Living a lot or a little in the time we are allotted. Negative space.
“The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little.” — Michel de Montaigne.
May we Always remember... - to take a period to retire from the rat race of fast paced living...
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Focus your inner self on personal reflection and the quality of your lives.
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A time when we examine the philosophy of self-knowledge, the acceptance of our human imperfections ~~~~
and the pursuit of what is truly meaningful... rather than merely long-lived.
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It can be said that life’s “utility” — its usefulness or worth — comes from the quality of our experiences, not the quantity of years.
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A person can live many years, yet “live but a little” if those years are unfulfilling...
Another can live a shorter time and still have a rich and purposeful life.
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Consider the Modern Relevance of this quote as it resonates in the Quality over quantity about life choices.
About Mindful living...making the most of each moment -
And Purpose and fulfillment as measures of a good life.
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Should we not contemplate and ponder this as a reminder that time is finite
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And the way we spend it
Shapes the value of our existence
So much more than the number of days we subsist.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver.
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