Living in the Moment

I would have to say that my favorite quote was written in a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. The poem is called "Speech to the Young". It states in the last three verses of a poem to "Live not for battles won. Live not for the end of the song. Live in the along." To me, "Live not for battles won," means not to live in the past. It also means not to reminisce in the past too much, and not to dwell on it either. I think when Gwendolyn Brooks said, "Live not for the end of the song," she means not to be too focused on the future and what is to come, because then you will miss what is going on right in front of you. I think the last verse, "Live in the along," means to focus on what is going on right now. It means to appreciate the things God has blessed us with. Each day is its own blessing, and if we worried about tomorrow, we will miss out on what is going on now, in the present. This quote, for me, means to take each day as it comes. I try to make the best out of every day and everything that comes my way. If we don't appreciate each day God has given to us , then that days seems wasted, in my opinion. That is why I live in the moment, or the along, as Gwendolyn Brooks said.