But Emerson's original text is like this: it is wisdom to walk through the present, find the end of the journey at every step, and spend the greatest number of good times. But ordinary Americans always attribute this famous saying to Emerson.

As for "Don't miss the scenery along the way", it was said by the mother of eddie cantor, a famous American singer in the 1930s. Eddie sang in major cities all the year round and missed the opportunity to see the birth of a child. His mother wrote to him and told him, "Eddie, don't walk too fast, or you will miss the play."

As for life is a race, the apostle Paul said in the Bible:

2 Timothy 4: 7: I have fought that wonderful battle. I ran all the way. I kept my faith.