Life in tripartite

In the perspective of time, life can be considered in 3 ways; life until the current point, life as it is currently and life as it can be expected to be. Life lived can only be experienced through memory and records, and for it to benefit a person in the present the only things to be done with these memories are; to look back fondly and be happy with what has been previously experienced, to forget the negative memories, and to learn from it all in order to improve the present and the days yet to come. 

The present is the only point in life which can be experienced fully, as once the moment is passed it will only exist in memory as a shadow of what it was, and the future is simply something hypothetical to be awaited and expected. 

The best way to experience the present is to actively do what one loves to do, as even when these moments pass into memory they will bring happiness in the future when one looks back. Finally the future is something that should be prepared for, but not at the expense of the present. After all, there is nothing that makes the future more important than the present, and vice versa, as happiness can be obtained as long as one is alive. Moreover the future is not set in stone, and the life that is expected may not unfold according to plan. All efforts should be made to enjoy the present, while still laying a foundation for the future, so that happiness can be experienced from the present right until the future moment when life ends.     

The shackles of expectation

Life is considerably richer when lived in the presence of others, and yet when that presence becomes overwhelming, a person can easily succumb to crushing restrictions based entirely on imagined consequences and reactions.

The truly charismatic and free among people are those who are aware of the possible concequences of an action, and yet are brave enough to be themselves and do as they please regardless. These individuals are not paralyzed by fear because they know the truth; that the fear of concequences is rarely smaller than the true concequences themselves. To live without enslaving oneself to the fear of reaction is to live unbound and freely, a state which is innately desired by all possessing imagination.

Greatness is the product of effort and time

Any lofty goal is made manageable when efforts are spread over time. Helping ten thousand people, hard. Giving £10 a week to the needy, easier. 

Nothing truly great can be done in an instant by the average person, hence the greatest skill a person can have is to be able to stick to their goals for as long as it takes.