We always get so worried about the future, always planning for it, getting ready for what is about to come. We care so much for the future that, I think, we forget to live the present.
Augustus knows he is going to die anytime soon. His family and friends know. That is why he is decided more than ever before to make the most of his time in the right here, right now. In fact, he is so determined to live through everything possible that he even planned a prefuneral in case he did not come back as a ghost to attend it (as he wants). He even asked Hazel and his best friend Isaac to write eulogies for him. He edited them.
Gus has taught me a lot throughout the book. But what has mainly stood out all along is that we should make the most of our lives in the present, try to live the good ol' days now, not be all the time planning and planning and forget to enjoy the things we already have. Hazel explains this very well in her eulogy for Augustus: "[...] and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. [...] You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful."
Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
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