A single upright match burns against a dark background, its flame reflected on a glossy surface.

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Letters to Lucilius

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The advice joins an immediate beginning with a renewed daily perspective. Treating each day as a separate life gives the present its own completeness, instead of making it merely preparation for later. The line asks for attention to living now, one distinct day at a time.

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