To live fully is to act with the awareness of death and the humility of ignorance. Living as if tomorrow may not come compels clarity, decisiveness, and the rejection of triviality.

Yet learning as if life is endless anchors us in curiosity, patience, and the long view. One without the other leads to imbalance: urgency without growth burns out; endless preparation without action stagnates. Together, they form a discipline, act with intensity, learn with permanence.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~ Gandhi