Forever Does Not Exist

Forever Does Not Exist Everything is ephemeral: on a long enough timeline, everything ends. Your relationships will end. Your happiness will end. Your depression will end. Your life will end. Nothing lasts foreverâ€"not even those diamonds in the advertisement. Yet we live our lives like the best things will continue into perpetuityâ€"like the good stuff will stick around and the bad stuff will go away once we obtain everything we want. But, good or bad, life is limited: everything is eventual, endings are  inevitable. Feel warm and fuzzy yet? You should. The most important reason to live in the moment is nothing lasts forever: Enjoy the moment while it’s in front of you; be present. Accept life for what it isâ€"a finite span of time with infinite possibilities. Treat friends with the utmost respect. Treat your lover to your full attention. Treat today like it mattersâ€"because it does. Now is the only time to live in the moment. Don’t wait until a special occasion to show the people in your life you love themâ€"if we wait until their birthdays, Christmas, or next week, the moment may never comeâ€"say the words and show it in your actions every day. Read this essay and 150 others in our new book, Essential.