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All Moments Matter

^z22nd February 2026 at 9:20am

... from Chapter 3 of The Dharma of the Princess Bride by Ethan Nichtern:

... In the flow of time, achieving a result is just one more moment, one of many. Reality offers no particular privilege to our subjectively defined "big" moments. The space-time continuum does not hold annual award ceremonies. Big moments are a construct. There is nothing wrong with a construct, as long as we don't forget that we built it ourselves. Viewing life as a practice gives you the opportunity to look at experience as a progression, continuous instead of finite, analog rather than digital. A practice involves working to cultivate qualities and attitudes, rather than accumulating trophies bound to tarnish and disintegrate. Our sense of time does not need to be reduced to the anxious buildup to a few anticipated "big" moments, followed by the longer-lived letdown when those moments fade. Mindfulness allows us to see that more moments matter than we previously were willing to acknowledge. Maybe, just maybe, all the moments matter.

... and ...

… the practice of awakened friendship includes the cultivation of three core qualities, and these three qualities are what help transform delusion, hatred, and greed, respectively. These three qualities are trust, inspiration, and generosity.

... and in Toki Pona, perhaps something like:

tenpo lili ale li suli
jan pona li ken pana e pona

toki pona loose translation
tenpo lili ale li suliall moments are important
jan pona li ken pana e ponafriends can give goodness

(cf Best Friend (2026-01-31), ...) - ^z - 2026-02-??

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