"What I'm saying," he finally says,

"what I'm saying is that you have nothing but this,

nothing but the here and now...

as I say, nothing but the here, the now.

What else have you got? You've got nothing.

No past, no future.

You've got memories, you've got hope, yes--

but only in the present!

Don't you see?

This moment is all you've got! Live it now!

Live it as though it's your last!"
--

"What You're Ready For" in Kilter: 55 Fictions by John Gould