To Be Happy, And to Stay That Way
Living in the past...
A hard thing.
Living in the present...
Even harder.
But can you live in the present,
While looking forward to the future?
Now that,
That is a feat.
Can you live,
Enjoying life,
While still looking forward,
While planning,
Whil preparing,
For the rest of your life?
I think you can.
You must,
To be both happy,
And ready.
To be living life to the fullest,
While at the same time,
Becoming capable,
So you can deal,
With the things that life will throw at you.
Any government,
Must keep in mind the happiness,
Of its people,
At that time,
While also,
Equipping its country,
To deal with the future.
Mindset.
It changes the way,
You view the world.
And the way you deal with it.
Imagine,
If a person was focused,
Only on the present.
Living,
Each day;
Making decisions,
As the moment comes.
But what of how they spend their time?
Every time that person would be asked,
If they were able to make,
Some event or other,
They would have no answer.
They would never be able to know,
What they would be doing,
On a specific day.
Or,
Perhaps,
The present-minded person,
Might say yes,
To some activities.
But,
Being present-minded,
And not thinking for the future,
Before this person knew it,
The day of the event,
Would be upon them.
Not thinking about the future,
They would not have planned for that event,
And likely,
Would not have remembered it.
Thinking of the future,
Can mean a variety of different things.
It can mean,
That you are conscious,
Of what is happening,
And when.
It could mean,
Having a vague plan,
For your future.
To be certain,
Being too future-minded,
Is harmful,
Too,
As you think so much about the future,
You rarely stop to think of today.
Sometimes,
You forget to ask yourself,
Am I happy now?
Living in the present,
While thinking about tomorrow.
Am I happy now?
How do I make that true,
In the future,
As well?
Living too much in the present,
Or too much in the future,
Are both dangerous ways,
To live your life.
How do you live in the present,
While thinking about the future?
It’s a delicate balance.
It is,
However,
A necessary one,
To be happy,
And to stay that way.
