The Present Moment
Most of us have forgotten what it means to live in the present moment. We are continuously being led to thoughts or memories of the past and projections of the future. While we are caught up in the non-stop discursive thought of the mind, we are being hijacked from the true experiences of the present moment.
One day while driving down a country road, past a farm, a young boy about 7 or 8 was observed driving around the front yard of the farm in a golf cart. He had complete control of the golf cart while his dad sat beside him.
The smile on his face said it all. He was so engrossed in the moment, with his full attention on the experience at hand that one could easily know his mind was, at that moment, incapable of wandering to the past or the future, there was no discursive thought processes running.
He wasn't worried about what his friends were doing, where his favorite toy was, what he was having for dinner, or anything else. The experience of driving the golf cart had 100% of his attention.
How long has it been since you were able to experience life with that kind of child-like innocence? When was the last time you were able to experience the present moment with 100% attention and 100% clarity?
Unless we take the time to observe and study our mind in motion, and see that it is constantly reflecting on the past, or projecting into the future, continuously occupying our awareness; until we take the time to become aware of how our minds lure us away from the present moment, we can not regain that child like clarity of experiencing life as it truly is.
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| Michael L. Fournier |
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