Here and Now

 

 

It takes all kinds of people to make this world.  There are 3 kinds, giving a broad generalization.

 

 

 

The people who live in the past are the first kind. Thinking about all the things they could have done. Once they have some free space in hands, their thoughts meander towards the past. Every moment is filled with regrets. And this just drags them further into the depths of misery and self pity, without them realizing what its doing to them. It pulls them like an unseen force. They curse the choices they made – the wrong ones. These are labels given by them, right and wrong. The wrong ones are so because things didn’t go the way they wanted to or planned in life. Or because the people around them are not upto their standards. Or wrong, due to the unseen insecurity within themselves. Or wrong because they expect too much from everyone, every situation in life. There is nothing wrong with these people as such, its just when they are in the past, they have lost their past, yes, but now have lost their present too and don’t realize it. They are always feeling “ I would have been happy if………….”

 

The second kind are the ones who live in the future. They worry about the future all the time. Plan, yes. And frankly, isn’t that all that we can actually do? We can do our best to make the best happen but it isn’t something we can control. With mind focus and thought control, we can manifest a lot, but that still doesn’t let us control anything. Worrying certainly won’t do anything constructive for our future. As a matter of fact, it would only hamper the progress.  These people are always feeling “I will be happy when…………”

 

Next are the ones who got it right. They are the ones who live today. All of us are exactly where we are meant to be. The more accepting we are of this fact, the more joy we feel, more energetic, more happy. This is the only way to progress for us. I don’t say be happy all the time and things will be hunky dory, no. Just accept situations for what they are. Trying times et all. This takes us to inner peace, stability and strength. It empowers us to stand up each day and fight the mini wars we encounter. These people are happy. No ifs and buts.

 

Carpe Diem – Seize the day. Make each moment pleasurable. Don’t even make it happen. Let it happen. Let it go. Be effortlessly aware of now. When we let precious moments slip by, they are gone forever.

Be there for friends and family. You can only do that when you are fully present here and now. The energy of now is incomparable.

 

The first 2 kinds of people have lost their today for yesterday and tomorrow. Funnily enough, we are always checking the time. But, time is always NOW.  It would be nice to slow down and just savour the moment. This moment.