“Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory,” said Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer. A doctor, musician, humanitarian, and philosopher, he reinvented himself time and time again.
Enjoy your memory lapses—they make each moment a second-to-none occurrence.
- Be here now: Live as if you won’t remember tomorrow what you did today.
- Be carefree: Forget what you think you know and let the world take you by surprise.
- Be blessed: Forget what you want but enjoy what you get.
- Be popular: Forget to point out that you were right in the first place.
- Be memorable: Take for granted that most folks will forget what you said but will always remember how you made them feel.
- Be generous: Between friends, forget what must be forgotten.
- Be truthful: Don’t lie and you won’t have to remember a thing.
- Be forgiving: Forget the age of anyone over 35.
- Be modest: Forget to mention your accomplishments.
- Be ready: This is it. The rest is but a memory.
Make the most of what comes and the least of what goes.
