“The most important activity is to love everyone, because this is the task of everyone’s life. The most important person is the one you are with in this moment, because you do not know for sure whether you will be with another person.

“The most important time is this present moment, because it is the only time you have control over yourself. Love can be expressed only in the present moment. Love is a manifestation of the divine essence, for which time does not exist.

“The most important activity in life is to love. You cannot love in the past or the future. You can only love in the present, now, this minute. Do not think about the future, but try to make life in the present joyful for yourself and others. ‘Let tomorrow take care of itself.’ This is a great truth.

“Life is good due to the very fact that we cannot know what we will need for tomorrow. We need only one thing for sure, and it is always beneficial to feel love for everyone in the present moment.”

–Leo Tolstoy, Path of Life (emphasis added to quote)