Dear Friends and Colleagues,

 

A student asked me about a source for this 'Sanskrit proverb' or rather a poem (please see below). I must admit that I never heared it, and it doesn't ring a bell at all.

But perhaps someone has an idea?

 

Best,

 

Anna Slaczka

Amsterdam

Look to this day

For it is life

The very life of life.

In its brief course lie all

The realities and verities of existence

The bliss of growth

The splendor of action

The glory of power

 

For yesterday is but a dream

And tomorrow is only a vision.

But today, well lived

Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness

And every tomorrow a vision of hope.

 

Look well, therefore, to this day.

 

Sanskrit Proverb