The caravan began to travel day and night. The hooded Bedouins reappeared more and more frequently, and the camel driver—who had become a good friend of the boy's—explained that the war between the tribes had already begun. The caravan would be very lucky to reach the oasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves less and less. The silence was the worst aspect of the night, when the mere groan of a camel—which before had been nothing but the groan of a camel—now frightened everyone, because it might signal a raid.The camel driver, though, seemed not to be very concerned with the threat of war."I'm alive," he said to the boy, as they ate a bunch of dates one night, with no fires and no moon. "When I'm eating, that's all I think about. If I'm on the march, I just concentrate on marching. If I have to fight, it will be just as good a day to die as any other."Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now."Two nights later, as he was getting ready to bed down, the boy looked for the star they followed every night. He thought that the horizon was a bit lower than it had been, because he seemed to see stars on the desert itself."It's the oasis," said the camel driver."Well, why don't we go there right now?" the boy asked."Because we have to sleep."
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Today is the best day in our life, Because today is a day that is the most valuble day. We cant gain past, and also future isnt ours. But today is ours and we can spend it what we like, and thank God for having that.
Camel drivers !
What a nice pepole !
but I'm wondering whether not to think about the future is good or not !
caz past,present & future are an interwoven issue which we couldnt ignore it compeletly.by thinking to future we r able to make it correctly !
You are right exactly. Thinking about future is one of the best action for having a good life and happiness.
If we don’t pay attention to our future, we may choose wrong way as you said.
But let me say something about this story:
I think the writer isn’t speaking about Thinking He is saying about Living. As you see we have this:
"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man…”
As you know we have some people around us that they live in their past or their future with their memorial or their wishes and they forget their present.
But, there is the other point in this story too. We also have these sentences there:
“When I'm eating, that's all I think about. If I'm on the march, I just concentrate on marching…”
I think in this paragraph, the writer wants to say that if we want to enjoy our life, we should think about that action that we are doing it in that time. “think” here doesn’t refer to thinking in my idea, but it means using opportunities thoroughly to be able understand or enjoy them completely.
What's Past except a part of time when was PRESENT ??
And
What's Future except a part of time when it will be PRESENT ??
It means if you try to make a good PRESENT sure you make a good past and also if you make a good PRESENT It is an introduction to make a good future.
Thank you Ensie, Thanks…
Yes, you are right. It’s so easy. I didn’t know it before. Thanks for your saying so.
Let me ask the other question, Please:
When a new discussion or reply will be added in groups that I’m as a member there, I wouldn’t have it in my page. Is there any way to have it there in your idea?
You are right. Let me say something about it: I had opened English club with my cell phone last night, and I didnt have the first line there. When I saw that part in the morning with my computer I understood about it, but unfortunately I couldnt delet the reply. Really Sorry!!!
I have a question about chapter1 part 1, but let me ask it here: what is the first line of the book? I read it, and understand that it is different from my book. but where is the name of SANTIAGO?
Sahar !!!
I didn't get your question so I referred to Chapter 1 Part 1which is in previous pages and Now I put the first paragraph here for you :
The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood.
And as you see his name is still there!!!
I was surprised as you said you can't see his name !!
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What a nice pepole !
but I'm wondering whether not to think about the future is good or not !
caz past,present & future are an interwoven issue which we couldnt ignore it compeletly.by thinking to future we r able to make it correctly !
You are right exactly. Thinking about future is one of the best action for having a good life and happiness.
If we don’t pay attention to our future, we may choose wrong way as you said.
But let me say something about this story:
I think the writer isn’t speaking about Thinking He is saying about Living. As you see we have this:
"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man…”
As you know we have some people around us that they live in their past or their future with their memorial or their wishes and they forget their present.
But, there is the other point in this story too. We also have these sentences there:
“When I'm eating, that's all I think about. If I'm on the march, I just concentrate on marching…”
I think in this paragraph, the writer wants to say that if we want to enjoy our life, we should think about that action that we are doing it in that time. “think” here doesn’t refer to thinking in my idea, but it means using opportunities thoroughly to be able understand or enjoy them completely.
And
What's Future except a part of time when it will be PRESENT ??
It means if you try to make a good PRESENT sure you make a good past and also if you make a good PRESENT It is an introduction to make a good future.
So The most important thing is PRESENT
Yes, you are right. It’s so easy. I didn’t know it before. Thanks for your saying so.
Let me ask the other question, Please:
When a new discussion or reply will be added in groups that I’m as a member there, I wouldn’t have it in my page. Is there any way to have it there in your idea?
You are right. Let me say something about it: I had opened English club with my cell phone last night, and I didnt have the first line there. When I saw that part in the morning with my computer I understood about it, but unfortunately I couldnt delet the reply. Really Sorry!!!
I didn't get your question so I referred to Chapter 1 Part 1which is in previous pages and Now I put the first paragraph here for you :
The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood.
And as you see his name is still there!!!
I was surprised as you said you can't see his name !!