On the Question of Time

On Constantly Being in the Present

Finding Freedom

When we think of what seems like the enormous amount of time we have in life, we all have a tendency to put things off that we could do today. This is because we live with promises that life is long and that time is constantly on our side.

This is despite the fact that every day, in the news or closer to home, we are shown how suddenly our lives can become shorter or swept away. All throughout our life experiences, we’re impacted in some way. But the scenes of car accidents, plane and train crashes, and so many, many more tragic events show us how time, as the precious essence for our being on earth, is always worth taking, every moment of our lives, as if it’s our last. When we are able to truly do this—to constantly be in the present and see this moment in all that we are, with no time to shelter hate, keep bitterness in our hearts, or bring hurt and pain to others—every instant of our lives can be appreciated fully, right now, and not tomorrow. Because our tomorrow is not promised.

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