Too many high school seniors feel that the months from August to May are just a stepping-stone that needs to be crossed before striking out on their own in college. The year is passed in a rush of college and scholarship applications as well as the persistent questions from every adult in their life inquiring as to what they are going to do for the next 20 years of their life. Buddha once said, “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” In “Loveliest of trees” A. E. Housman expresses the frailty of human life, and humanities need to savor the present.