... but with a reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time. This should be plain enough." Answer: REFERENCE: These lines are taken from the Ralph Waldo Emerson ... is ever, is the now." In real, past and future are deceptions. Writer is of the view that one has to live in present to make him strong and happy. Past and future are the mere illusions which take the person nowhere. It is necessary for the person to leave whatever in the ...

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