Creativity and problem-solving
Do not say, ‘It is morning,’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a new-born child that has no name.
— Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Stray Birds (1916), 235

Creativity and problem-solving

What it means

See each morning as new instead of filing it under yesterday. Fresh eyes turn routine days into new beginnings.

About the author

Rabindranath Tagore — Indian polymath (1861–1941).

Source and verification

Source
Stray Birds (1916), 235
Reference
Rabindranath Tagore on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: the author died in 1941.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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