"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name"
- Rabindranath Tagore
About this Quote
This quote by Rabindranath Tagore encourages us to take a look at the world with fresh eyes and to value the beauty of the present moment. He encourages us to not take the present minute for approved and to not just identify it as something we have seen prior to. Rather, he motivates us to take a look at today minute as if it were a newborn child, something that is new and special and has yet to be named. He motivates us to put in the time to value the beauty of today minute and to not just dismiss it as something we have seen prior to. By doing this, we can really value the charm of the present moment and the world around us.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
"I saw a report yesterday. There's so much oil, all over the world, they don't know where to dump it. And Saudi Arabia says, 'Oh, there's too much oil.' They - they came back yesterday. Did you see the report? They want to reduce oil production. Do you think they're our friends? They're not our friends"
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it"
