Do away with all fancies. Cease to be passion’s puppet. Limit time to the present. Lear to recognise every experience for what it is, whether it be your own or another’s.
Marcus Aurelius (AD 120 – 180), Meditations (7.29)
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Recently turned 70. In my experience, daydreaming is the most powerful drug on the planet. Sometimes perspective enters the fog, but never appears when most needed.