From The Alchemist, “The future belongs to God; and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. How do I guess at the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future… Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.”

The future belongs to fate, and fate will reveal herself to us under extraordinary circumstances. But unless that happens, all you have are the omens of now. How you decide and what you do now will open the door to a better future. Each moment brings with it an eternity.

I finished reading The Alchemist and there is no better book to start off a year than that. That quote above, whether you believe in a god or not, can quickly set the tone for your day.