The Importance of Living In the Moment

“I’m worried about losing my job!” Stop it! Do it well. Do it the best you can. Give it all you got – and if it ends, it ends. “What if I can’t pay my bills?” Can you pay them today? Then that’s okay. You’ve got a place to stay. Live there today. “What if my wife leaves me?” Does she have reason to? Then don’t give her any. Love her now while you can. Sometimes relationships end. But why worry about that when it’s good now? Your worrying might bring the end on somehow. “What if…” STOP. STOP IT, I say. By worrying about tomorrow you are ruining today! What if, what if, what if…you know what they say about if’s, If your Aunt was a man, she’d be your Uncle. Give it a rest. Living for today is best. Look, what tomorrow brings tomorrow brings, But you are missing all of the wonderful things That are happening today by turning your hair gray Worrying this way. You could just as easily say, What if I win the lottery; What if my poems become famous; What if my wife loves me more than any wife has ever loved before? My advice to you… Live for this moment, the one that’s here now, this very second, make it great some how. If tomorrow brings sorrow or torment or pain, At least you would have had this great moment – it won’t come by again. Stop worrying about What if and start having fun with What now. So give me a happy face and please, loose that scowl. Entry in the In Search of the Human Mind contest. Assignment: The importance of living in the moment Honorable Mention