Kairos
noun

- a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action : the opportune and decisive moment

-  “the right time” (from Ancient Greek), an “opportune presentation” in rhetoric and a “spiritual opportunity” in Christian theology

Merriam-Webster, Dictionary Com

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WORD ORIGIN

The term "kairos" originates from ancient Greek, where it denotes the concept of the "right" or "opportune moment”.

The theological interpretation of "kairos" sees it as "God's time" or a divinely appointed moment, contrasting with the more secular "chronos”.

“Kairos”, καιρός in Greek, was used in various contexts, from archery, where it referred to the moment an arrow would be released for it to hit its target, to weaving, where it denoted the exact moment a shuttle could pass through loom threads.

In modern usage, "kairos" is often invoked to describe an ideal or critical moment for action or decision.

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MOMENTS MATTER

  “Don’t count the days, make the days count.”
Muhammad Ali

  "Life is what happens to you
    while you're busy making other plans."
John Lennon

  “Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
    Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi

  "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
    The second best time is now."
Chinese Proverb

  "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
    Old Time is still a-flying;
    And this same flower that smiles today
   Tomorrow will be dying."
Robert Herrick

  "Yesterday is history,
    tomorrow is a mystery,
    today is a gift of God,
    which is why we call it the present."
 Bill Keane

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