We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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People who are not enjoying their lives in the present have lust for life in the future. Lust for life is always in the future. It is a postponement. They are saying, 'We cannot enjoy today so we will enjoy tomorrow.' They are saying, 'Right this moment we cannot celebrate, so let there be a tomorrow so that we can celebrate.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that people often delay their happiness, believing they can enjoy life later rather than in the present.
Rajneesh emphasizes the importance of living in the present rather than postponing joy for the future. He critiques the mindset of individuals who are not satisfied with their current lives, arguing that this longing for future enjoyment results in a continuous postponement of happiness and fulfillment. Instead of embracing the current moment, they live with the hope that tomorrow will be better, which ultimately detracts from their ability to celebrate life now.
Themes
PresentHappinessLifeEnjoymentFuture
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech on mindfulness, one could quote this to emphasize the importance of living in the now.
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