haleysmiles:

inanebliss:

i read somewhere that society is the institutionalization of delayed gratification. i don’t intend to criticize this notion because to do so would render me a hypocrite.

but i can’t help but feel that maybe something essential is neglected when conventional “success” requires such pervasive foresight that our present time is reduced to a conduit for future satisfaction.

and so maybe the answer to your last mortal thought is simple. maybe you took so many beautifully average days for granted because you couldn’t stop thinking about tomorrow. 

living for the future certainly engenders a good future, but what of the moment when “future” is a quality of only your past? 

some good thoughts.