A monk said to Joshu, "I have just entered this monastery. Please teach me."
"Have you eaten your rice porridge?" asked Joshu. "Yes, I have," replied the monk.
"Then you had better wash your bowl," said Joshu.
With this the monk gained enlightenment.
(from a book of Zen)

While much (sometimes far too much) of my life is more or less lived spontaneously, i still have tendency to put the carriage before the horse and start planning things out without taking care of the present.
the moment will never be beautiful compared to the future, because the future is a manipulated illusion.
i shall strive to make this moment in which i live as beautiful as it can be, and by doing so, the future will be beautiful whether i plan for it to be or not.