A small aged brass hourglass with almost no sand left in the top, casting a long soft shadow on a dark blue background.

Original artwork, not a still

Mother Teresa

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Yesterday and tomorrow are placed beyond immediate reach, leaving today as the available starting point. The final invitation turns that limit into a reason to act. Attention to the present is offered as practical encouragement, rather than as a demand to solve the whole future at once.

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