--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: And since today’s all there is for now…" description: "\"“And since today’s all there is for now, that’s everything. Who knows if I’ll be dead the day after tomorrow? If I’m dead the day after tomorrow, the t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/alberto-caeiro-7759_beauty_and-since-today-s-all-there-is-for-now-t_3025723.jpg" --- # And since today’s all there is for now, that’s everything… ![“And since today’s all there is for now, that’s everything. Who knows if I’ll be dead the day after tomorrow? If I’m dead the day after tomorrow, the thunderstorm day after tomorrow Will be another thunderstorm than if I hadn’t died. Of course I know thunderstorms don’t fall because I see them, But…” quote by Alberto Caeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/alberto-caeiro-7759_beauty_and-since-today-s-all-there-is-for-now-t_3025723.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/alberto-caeiro-7759_beauty_and-since-today-s-all-there-is-for-now-t_3025723.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/alberto-caeiro-7759_beauty_and-since-today-s-all-there-is-for-now-t_3025723.jpg) > ““And since today’s all there is for now, that’s everything. Who knows if I’ll be dead the day after tomorrow? If I’m dead the day after tomorrow, the thunderstorm day after tomorrow Will be another thunderstorm than if I hadn’t died. Of course I know thunderstorms don’t fall because I see them, But if I weren’t in the world, The world would be different — There would be me the less — And the thunderstorm would fall on a different world and would be another thunderstorm. No matter what happens, what’s falling is what’ll be falling when it falls. (7/10/1930)”” [Alberto Caeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alberto-caeiro/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The passage muses on existence, mortality, and the idea that the world would be subtly different if one were not present, emphasizing the inevitability of events. **In simple terms:** Contemplates how one’s absence would alter the world and events. Key Takeaway Accept life's impermanence and the flow of events. Themes existential mortality philosophy Mood thoughtful philosophical Type literary existential When to use this quote - personal reflection - writing - philosophical discussions Key Concepts ontological reflection determinism Questions to Reflect On - What does this perspective teach about personal significance? - How does acknowledging impermanence affect daily choices? 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