Put into Buddhist jargon, longing for yesterday is obstinacy; anticipating tomorrow is daydreaming. Only clinging to the present is realistic, and this priest definitely grasps every minute, each second.
的確，照佛家的說法，依戀昨天是執著，期待明天是妄想，只有把握現在才最實在，而神父確實把握了每分每秒。