This is a quotation that is often attributed to Buddha, but is almost certainly not by him, although you can maybe understand why people make the link. It is a quotation that resonates with me and one which I go to when I’m procrastinating , dithering or just wasting time doing something pointless.
The older I get the more relevant the quotation becomes. As you get older you really do appreciate that time is increasingly precious. When you’re young, it’s easy to assume life goes on and on into the future and there’ll be time to do everything sometime down the line. As you age there is a growing realization that time is so very finite and you’d better get on and do the important things whilst you can.
The quotation is fairly obvious, there’s nothing particularly clever about it. It is simple and true. To be honest I do now enjoy the challenge posed by knowing and understanding that time is finite. I do find the quotation inspiring in that it challenges me to go out and do more, trying to squeeze as many good things into life while I can.
The Old Guy Does Yoga 