Seven

Now

I find time really amusing. The way it appears and then disappears, coming and going and never really existing. I find what we do with our time even more amusing. Quite frequently it’s nothing, and on the odd occasion that it’s something worthwhile it’s usually useless as it’s over so quickly.

Sometimes I get into this melancholy mood and think about things that could have been said or done and how those things could have affected the future. I think, what if? What if that hadn’t happened? What if this had? What if that had turned out completely differently?

Sometimes I get into this thoughtful mood in which I ponder the future. I think about what might happen? What will happen? What could happen if i did this? Or that?

But really, it doesn’t matter at all. All that matters is now. Now is the only time that exists and the only time that ever will exist. It’s what you do with your time right now that makes a difference, and what you do with your time right now that is important. If you spend you’re time now pondering the what ifs, whether they be the what ifs of the past or the what ifs of the future, you are not getting anywhere past a dream state. You aren’t living in what exists.

If you have a pen close to you, grab it. Otherwise open up a new word document on this computer. I want you to write down or type the 5 things that are most important to you.

So what are you doing, right now?

This entry was written on July 24, 2007 by Alexander van Zandt. It is about/includes mentions of future, memories, possibilities, regret. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

2 responses

  1. Seventeen

    Ditto, every day. And wow that was really good. And you know I never say that about anything you say or write, heh. I even wrote down five things. Right now I’m amazed by you, thinking about the game of Scrabble I’m about to play, and looking forward to reading myself to sleep later on. Thanks for this, it was nice for the end of the day.

    July 24th, 2007 at 23:58

  2. Olivia

    I find time very… I wouldn’t say amusing, but rather puzzling. I can be online for hours, and feel like I was just here for maybe 60 minutes. Or get something accomplished I felt took a very long time, but only 30 minutes have gone by. I notice that when I look at the clock more often, time seems to creep by slower.

    “What ifs” are dangerous! Fortunately, I let those go a long time. I think it is important to ponder, both, the present, past, and future. However, you shouldn’t let pondering cause inaction. And in your pondering ask yourself “so what?”, or “does this really matter in my life today?”

    Right now… I’m commenting on your blog lol.

    July 25th, 2007 at 01:43

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