[It is human nature, in the end, to hope. To wish for something that they do not have in the moment, shaping thoughts into dreams and desires as something to strive for.
But in that same logic, if something is there to be strived for, then what stops a person from simply doing so? Of course, he is aware that such a thing is not as simple in execution, especially when one's situation and circumstances are not taken into consideration. Still, at the end of the day there is no changing the fact that the ability for one to realize their own wants and desires lies completely in their own hands.]
I simply see no reason to linger on such thoughts. [He continues on then, in the exact straightforward manner as he always does.] It is impossible to change the past, just as there is no way to anticipate the future. The only malleable thing is the present, and the choices that we decide to make here and now.
[The present is what he can control. The present is where he can choose—and so for Alhaitham, that is what he will do, as he has always done. To choose what he wants, as he has always done for each and everyday that he has lived, from his past to now, in this present moment, as well as for all the days ahead in the future. He will choose the next book to read, his meals to eat, and the way he will show his love for Kaveh, just like how he has done so today.]
no subject
[It is human nature, in the end, to hope. To wish for something that they do not have in the moment, shaping thoughts into dreams and desires as something to strive for.
But in that same logic, if something is there to be strived for, then what stops a person from simply doing so? Of course, he is aware that such a thing is not as simple in execution, especially when one's situation and circumstances are not taken into consideration. Still, at the end of the day there is no changing the fact that the ability for one to realize their own wants and desires lies completely in their own hands.]
I simply see no reason to linger on such thoughts. [He continues on then, in the exact straightforward manner as he always does.] It is impossible to change the past, just as there is no way to anticipate the future. The only malleable thing is the present, and the choices that we decide to make here and now.
[The present is what he can control. The present is where he can choose—and so for Alhaitham, that is what he will do, as he has always done. To choose what he wants, as he has always done for each and everyday that he has lived, from his past to now, in this present moment, as well as for all the days ahead in the future. He will choose the next book to read, his meals to eat, and the way he will show his love for Kaveh, just like how he has done so today.]