Posterity. What an old-fashioned concept. Is it any longer relevant in an age of preoccupation with the self? Live for the moment, it is sometimes urged. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
There is a fine balance between enjoying the moment and providing for the future. There are times when I think that living for tomorrow simply takes away from living for today. What is tomorrow, but today, once removed?
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