This Week with George Stephanopoulos

Alan Alda Writes of Living for Now

After a near-death experience, Alan Alda, the star of "M*A*S*H," has written a new book about making every life moment count -- and he looked to the past for inspiration. Alan Alda: It was this wonderful guy 2,000 years ago who was an emperor of Rome [and] who was also a great writer -- a wonderful combination, because he had a lot of experience and he could put it into words -- Marcus Aurelius. And he said, "All we have is now." What an amazing thing. He figured this out 2,000 years before...Full Story
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