Wasnt Milton Blind?? I think there was a mentin somewhere in a book I read years ago about the blind poet surrounded by his scribing poets... actually I think it was a Rose in Bloom by L.M. Alcott.
Anyway as for the whole seize the day thing I think thats a little umm Im looking for a diplomatic word here ... unpracticle??
I mean even Keats didnt truly sieze the day in that he lived only for the day he wanted to get married didnt he?
I agree with enjoying the present as much as you can but I think that you can still do that and be practicle (ie in todays world materilistic).
Maybe as the world has changed the way you sieze the day has changed? The way I do it is getting disproportionately happy about the smallest of things like I dont know snow or chocolate brownies or finding a pound coin in my skirt pokets or getting more than zero on a french or maths paper or having my first driving lesson or reading a book or "discovering" a poet I like.... the list is endless one of the newest being someone answering my post.
Point is you dont really really need money to sieze the day and for really big stuff like a trip to Japan or in my case Rome and Athens it is alright to be materlistic and want money because they just help.
And planning a structured life is good to.
I think I waffled a little to much but yeah my point is in there somewhere

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