This moment


This one split second in one human life. What in the world can be more important than 
that second? Nothing else, do you agree?

Why do we have so many problems? Because we think about things repeatedly, trying 
to find a solution for those problems. One thing we surely do wrong is thinking about 
what will happen the next hour, day and even next month! We try to get that perfect 
scenario for that new coming problem, but we also think back about what went wrong 
and why that could have happened. This is what happens: We live most of our life in the
future, or in the past and we forget about this moment "now". That second that gives you
a new view on your life. That split second, that gives you a beautiful feeling when you 
watch that bird playing with its comrade. That split second that shows you the beauty 
of life, the beauty of your children. We just ignore the beauty in that second and fill it 
with thoughts that never end and which will not give you any solution. That beautiful 
second is gone, lost in the negative feelings about the past or the future.

Why do we do that? Simple, we humans think too much and believe we have to think 
all things over in life, so we forget to live in this moment. Should that not be 
important then? Let me put it this way. When you always live in the past or in the future 
you are not really living, because nothing new will be entering your life! In that way, 
you are giving the negative things full play in your life, because you are too busy 
pondering. It is important and maybe just as important as breathing, that you live
your life now. Look what is happening around you, feel and enjoy the great things 
that are going on.

How many times do you tell others: "It is so sad that the children are growing so fast 
and before I know it, they will be going their own way"? Now, here is an example of 
how it goes in life. We do not have the time to see how our own children are growing, 
because we are too busy making money. We are always working, busy doing other 
things, but a simple thing as looking at what your children are doing is out of the question. 
You always have something else to do and tell the children: "keep quiet", "I am working"
or "I'm busy". That is why your children are growing so fast in your opinion, for you are 
not connected with them and only see some fragments of their life.

It is incredible that there are people who place their children in kindergarten the 
whole day. You as parents of your children will not know how they grow up! 
These children are missing out on love and attention of their parents. Later on, you will 
be surprised when these children do not listen to you any more and will go in the street 
looking for attention in the negative or positive way, it does not matter so long they get
the attention.

We should take the time for our own children and if we do not give them that second 
they need, they will get it from others. That split second is oh so important. Please try to 
live second by second and listen to what your feelings are telling you to do. Then you will 
be connected with your own life. Living that second after second will give you another 
point of view on life and you will see your life turning in a positive way.

That one second!

(BR061130)