Keanu Reeves, in a DVD Feature Menu from the Matrix Series, is caught on an unrehearsed clip between takes–as saying, “Be Here Now.” The Director and crew were trying to limit Keanu’s meandering on what he thought was needed–in a retake of a scene just completed on the set. We don’t really know what they were talking about, but I found it cool that our hero Neo was caught in a candid moment as himself–and that he was just as human as we all are.
The real answers found in this question are in not comparing how much time we spend thinking about the past and future–between the nostalgia and regrets of the past and the glorious fantasies and projections of our plans for the future–but–(and it could be a big one)–versus– Being in the Present!
As true to my sun sign Gemini, I will now answer the question “correctly.”
I spend more time thinking about the future. I want my MSTR to take-off and ride the Bitcoin wave!
I believe that as we get older, we can spend more time in the past, and less in the future–if we have no worries. The memory complex becomes like data filling up a Dropbox or iCloud storage space. We have so much more to reflect on and recall in our hard drive, that we, especially with our conditioning with lock-downs during COVID–decide to just stay at home as we work from home–and become at risk of isolation and despair.
The other side of the argument would be that we live in constant fear that what we have–will be taken away. Our savings, if any, is evaporating, and the cost of everything is skyrocketing. A vivid example of this is of seniors living in condos in South Florida–who are having to pay large make-up HOA fees in the aftermath of the Surfside collapse. Many folks, as they age, may be in perpetual fears of not having enough, such that money and income issues take up all thoughts primarily about the future.
Oddly, the solution to both these imbalances is to be in the present. To at least, try again in this new month of a new year 2025, to plan to set aside time to pray and meditate. Clearing our mind takes practice. And Practice makes Progress.
PS: A good start is to throw out old ideas: You Know the one–Practice make Perfect!
Ride the balance in the wave of thoughts and enjoy the ride!
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