"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life." — Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
The above quote from the book The Power of Now is something you just cannot pass through after you read it. It is more like a book you can not toss to the side when you grab a copy of it, either from a bookstore, an ebook, or an audiobook. Well, I say this because of its ability to give a paradigm shift from how you think and see life.
The book talks about the idea of doing things now, at the moment, and not procrastinating. In a world where things move faster than we can imagine or faster than we want, it can sound weird when one talks about the power of doing things now. Do them now while there is still time. Well, I choose to look at it this way, because things are moving fast, we can get carried away with how fast incidents happen, and then we choose to procrastinate. We can tell ourselves that there is nothing wrong with wanting to do it later, and then later could turn into never.
Even I did not feel like doing anything, I just wanted to sit back and procrastinate. Do I want to write about something? Well, I can do that later. Do I want to continue with my reading? Well, I can do that later as well. This is how these things work. Little by little, you begin to procrastinate them. Postponing when it can be done.
The book also shares the factor of living in the present. Admiring the present instead of focusing on what is not there. It is common to get worked up by what is yet to come, even when it has not arrived. In chess, we describe it as worrying ahead of a problem when it has not happened. This can get overwhelming for you as a person and even as a chess player. Imagine you just started a game, and the next thing you are already worrying about moves ahead. Let's say you are on move 5, and you are worrying about what will happen on move 25. It is okay to think ahead, but try to know the difference between thinking and worrying.
Thinking is when you are coming up with solutions to possible problems that may arise, but worrying is overthinking about the worst that can happen. A uniqueness to this book is the simplicity of its narration style. The author does not go overboard in creating mystical illustrations about certain things; rather, he gives simple narrations towards the ideology of living in the presence.
Live more in the present. Get into those conversations with the people around, engage with what is going on more than you worry about what might happen in the future. It is alright to think or envision what the future holds, but know when it is time to draw the line and begin to get your head out of the sand and become present in the now. Tomorrow is built for the dreamers, but today is a gift, which is why it is called a present.
Do things now, and when you get a wave of procrastination, remember the power of Now.
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