our obsession with the here and now

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Itasan
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our obsession with the here and now

Post by Itasan » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:01 pm

'our obsession with the here and now'
I wonder what it means.

Thank you.

sbourque
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Post by sbourque » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:04 pm

It means "our excessive focus on the present" (as opposed to the past or future).

Itasan
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Post by Itasan » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:23 am

Thank you very much, sbourque.

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