What You Lose You Lose Forever

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What You Lose You Lose Forever I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present. W. Somerset Maugham Winter is gradually seizing power over nature, but there is still the bitter savour of autumn in the air. I like autumn, it rests some special harmony on one’s soul; it is a strangely reflective, even melancholic season. The most suitable season to have a look over the gorgeous beauty of the dying nature and catch a meditative moment on the universal questions of all generations. What am I doing here, on Earth, and what for? Do I spend not in vain the most valuable substance I am given – my time, and, consequently, my life? I am pretty sure, that time is the only thing you can’t get back. You lose it forever – every moment of your life. Time is not a resource which can be saved for future use, and hence one has to make the most of it before it flies. In the Orthodox Church traditional theology discourse there exists such a term as the death memory – reminding yourself, that life is not going to continue forever, and every moment may be the last one. According to the Hindu culture, it is said that we all have been allotted particular amount of time, to live, to achieve what we want in our life; but we are not allowed to know it precisely. In my opinion, what religion is trying to convey here is appreciating mere joys of life – just the fact you are alive and still have time to act, to create, to change something to the better. Put your now-moment on one scale with death and you’ll see the real value of your thoughts, deals, and words. It’s just as a litmus test for the worthiness of the momentary content of one’s life. But it’s not at all a pessimistic approach, absolutely not. It says:
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