It seems like sometimes the human soul or heart or whatever it may be (I'm calling it the soul for lack of a better term) excites itself for no apparent reason.. nothing but the state of excitement.
But as humans what benefits us more, living in the past or future? Both which making living in the present so much more bearable. Both which excite the human being. A simple revert to times gone may be enjoyable and worthwhile but is it necessary or does it just create a yearning for something long gone, something unachievable? Like reliving a dead relationship in one's mind it only furthers dead thoughts of what could have been.
The future is a different matter, living one's hopes and dreams vicariously through the mind may be motivation for achievement but does it cloud present judgment or serve as a unachievable standard thereby setting one's self up for letdown and self perceived failure?
Why is it that the soul yearns for things other than the present, be them dreams in the future or memories in the past? Why is the present so taboo? so unwanted? Is the present not what forms the past and the future? Both stem from it do they not? And yet the present is so hard to accept and live in. It just seems easier to live in the past or the future and maybe this is because the present holds the most potential for hurt while the past will be unwavering and the future is yet to be decided.
Maybe if one truly believes in the present and lives regardless of the potential for hurt, the soul will respond by yearning for each day rather than for the past and the future.
Living in the present
-Joel
Musical Quote of the post:
"We are very busy people"- The Limousines
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