perhaps love is an especially potent way to induce in us a sense of transcendence – being in the here and now yet also contemplating the distant future and maybe even eternity.
也许爱情是一种特别强大的力量使我们超越自己-活在此时此地却也在思忖着遥远的将来甚至永恒。
who could resist a pay cheque in the here and now for deferred immortality in the hereafter?
此时此地,谁能抗拒能够用现金支票换取将来名垂千古?
ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.
问问自己,天堂和高尚的梦想应该是在坟墓里等待我们——还是在我们这里,现在,在这个地球上。
instead of worrying about your checkup tomorrow while you have dinner with your family, focus on the here and now -- the food, the company, the conversation.
与其在与家人共享晚餐时忧虑明天的体检,不如将注意力集中在此时此地——食物、公司以及您们的谈话。
try to eliminate all thoughts of what is to come. analyze your approach on the here and now and you will be able to move forward than if you were worrying or hoping for the next big move.