"Look well therefore to this day..."

Your Friday photo…

This scenic photo by guest caretaker Juan Mendez perfectly captures a late summer day at Meher Mount looking toward Baba's Tree and Avatar's Point. Clouds cover the Heritage Valley below with the South Mountain ridge peeking above them. The Santa Monica Mountains appear much farther in the distance.

“Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!”

— Attributed to Kālidāsa

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Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of achievement
Are but experiences of time.

For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!

~Attributed to Kālidāsa

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This poem is widely attributed to Kālidāsa, a renowned 4th-5th century Indian poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest Indian writers of any epoch. His plays and poetry written in Sanskrit are primarily based on the Hindu Puranas.

However, there's an important caveat about the poem's authenticity. The specific poem "Look to This Day" is likely a modern adaptation or paraphrase inspired by Kālidāsa's themes.

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