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Everything is ephemeral. On a long enough timeline, everything ends.

The relationship you are in now will end. The happiness you will experience tomorrow will end. The depression you feel today will end. Your life will eventually end. Nothing lasts forever, not even those diamonds in the advertisement.

And yet we live our lives like the best things will continue into perpetuity, like the good stuff will stick around and the bad stuff will go away once we obtain everything we want. But, good or bad, life is limited, everything is eventual, the ending is inevitable.

Feel warm and fuzzy yet? No? Well maybe you should. The most important reason to live in the moment is that nothing lasts forever. So why not enjoy the moment while it’s infront of you? Why not be present? Why not accept life for what it is: a finite span of time with infinite possibilities.

Why not treat your friends with utter respect? Why not treat your lover to your full attention? Why not treat today like it matters? You can do so if you live in the moment.

We needn't wait until a special occasion to show the people in our lives that we love them. We simply need to say the words and show it in our actions. We can do so today—not on their birthday or Christmas or next week—we can do it today.

One of the best ways we've discovered to live in the moment is to clear your plate. Give it a shot—for a day, a week, a month, forever (or until your forever ends).

“May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!”

Nothing in the year gone by can be called bad as even the unpleasant incidents have given you a lesson and added to your experience. You cannot build a brighter tomorrow without coming out from the ruins of the past. 

Hope you are blessed with sunshine of laughter, new beam of energy and raindrops of happiness as you step into another brand New year.

Make every moment worth remembering so that when you grow old and look back you can enjoy it the second time. Happy New Year 2014! Let this New Year be the one to see introduction of new changes that will make you a better person.

"Malala Yousafzai becomes a symbol of peace"

"Diana Nyad swims from Cuba to Florida"

The professional distance swimmer tried to stroke her way through over 100 miles of shark- and jellyfish-infested water four times between 1978 and 2012, failing each attempt. In September on her fifth attempt, the 64-year-old Nyad finally completed her ambitious swim. Her story and success inspired her fans, whom she told: "You're never too old to chase your dreams."

Bijlee, the 58-year-old ailing elephant rescued by individuals and NGOs sometime back, died at Mulund on June 30 in Mumbai, India.

A military regiment takes part in a morning exercise on Jan. 29 in the Heilongjiang Province of China. The temperature dipped to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit).

Turkish riot police officers take cover as Kurdish protesters shoot fireworks at them during clashes in central Istanbul on Dec. 7. Two protesters were killed on Dec. 6 in armed clashes with Turkish police that erupted over claims that Kurdish rebel cemeteries had been destroyed, local media reported.

Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown Chicago, Ill., on June 12.