'Reality'

'Of course we must have a vision for the future and focus on it, we must plan, and be aware of and responsible for the future, but our hope and vision must be rooted in the present. Life is not memories and longing for the past, nor is it dreams and fantasies about the future. It is here and now, flowing with and from reality, in communion with the earth, the universe, other people and ourselves, and it flows from reality.'

- Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home, p. 165