Living in the moment.

The past is history. The future is a mystery. The only time we really have is now - just this moment. This is so true! I have been thriving on this adage literally. Having said this, living for the moment, living life for now, to the fullest - doesn't mean that we forget the lessons from the past and re do all those not-so-pleasant mistakes. It also does not mean that we would not not plan out future, specially, when we have people to look upto. Planning for a stress free and smooth future is alaso a part of living the present. Living for the present means that living the present moment fully. To take the hurdles and the happy times in our strides and follow our heart, do what we love doing. I feel myself to be extremely privileged position to be able to do that right now. Hope things become easier for others as well. What about you, are you living it the way you should be?

I really like your quote and have heard something similar. "The past is history, now is called the present so it is a gift and the future is a mystery". I think it is important to remember history so that we can learn from it. I hope that since World War II more respect and understanding towards the Jewish faith has come about for example. The future is a mystery so perhaps it is a time for us to pursue our hopes and dreams. I am off to Cape Town this week so I hope that will go well. The past The present The future

Very poignant words Alok and we are all guilty of losing sight of things like this when we get cuaght up with Life! I also know a similar saying: Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery..... TODAY is a gift and that is why it is referred to as the "Present" Personally I do feel that I tend to get too caught up in what has been and gone and reflect on certain events with sadness. But what's done is done and we can learn from things and move forward wiser than before! It is just not easy to let go sometimes and to not wonder how things could have or would have been if certain things had of been done differently. But on the positive side, I am an eternal optimist and I do try to live in the moment, appreciate the simple things in life; and also to reduce some of the mystery of the future with SOME forward thinking and planning as well. And as for your question of whether we can always go on living in the moment or not..... The reality is that we DO always live in the moment. The question really is how consciously aware a person is DURING the moment. Are they in tune with who they are, where they are, where they're going and what they hope to achieve once they get there? The future can become much less of a mystery if we can answer these questions always!

I would interprete as follows, The past is something we need to remember and learn from, either the experience or the lesson. We are grateful for the love, care and support given to us for the accomplishment, big or small. The future is what encourages us to keep going, as the motive to be better prepared for a successful career and a long healthy life. The current moment is what we should grasp without sparing any efforts, in the sense that we are paving the way to our goal, and meanwhile, enjoying the process of the colorful life.

It means that we must live in the present, without bothering about our future or past. Our past is gone, it is not going to come back, we should take some lessons from our past and learn from our experiences and should count our blessing in the journey of our life. There is no use repenting on the past mistakes or the decisions which we failed to take in the past. The future has not yet arrived, we will think about it, when it arrives. We must live the present moment, because it is going to become 'past' very soon, so soon that we do not even realise. As you would say that this is my latest discussion, but my screen tells me that 22 hours have passed, when you started it. I always try to live in the present and do not much worry about past or future. Very Good post!

oh,these are words,i tell my kids.they are often impatient and want to grow up with some magic,i often tell them,enjoy this moment,there are many, who would gladly give anything,to be in their shoes.