The past, with its lessons, successes and wounds, does not exist to chain us down, but to give us the wisdom that comes from experience.
The future presents itself as that promise that drives our steps, the spark that excites us with everything that is yet to come.
But the present is the only real moment, the one we can feel and transform with the strength of our will.
If we learn to value the past without getting caught up in its shadows, to contemplate the future without getting lost in waiting for it, and to live the present as the unique and irreplaceable gift that it is, then we will have discovered the most genuine and enriching way to exist.