"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift! That is why we call it The Present."
Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda
I heard this particular quote during a movie a watched recently that was entitled, “Kung Fu Panda.” The quote is more of a philosophical nature than a creative or literary one, but it still holds a strong truth to it. The most noticeable aspect of this statement is the play on the homonym "present." Indeed, when a gift is given to someone, the gift is a "present" that is "presented" to another person at that "present" time. Each and every day is given to humans as soon as they open their eyes from sleep. Therefore, every day reflects both the “gift” and the “current” aspects of the word “present.” This, in turn, also brings more validity to the quote as a whole. The weight of the meaning carried by the homonym in this statement was the reason that I selected it for my entry.
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