What Does It Mean?

This is the main idea of the great writer Montaigne “To Philosophize is to die” essay. “Live in the moment." This phase constitutes a form of responsibility that is placed on our shoulders. What exactly does it mean to live in the moment? According to Montaigne he states “But nature compels us to it. "Go out of this world," says she, "as you entered into it; the same pass you made from death to life, without passion or fear, the same, after the same

We all have two choices in life: to live life joyfully or despondently. The choices we make define our future, which

Speaking realistically, most people live in the moment. We focus on things happening in our lives now. Life itself is a constant quest for happiness and security in a world that is very often uncertain, and even

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Even we live in the moment. It’s also a scene of crossings, bridging past and present. People struggle ahead but often obsess themselves with the past and present.

Walking through life admiring everything it brings upon you, can bring upon many question about life and what you are meant to be. You can begin questioning yourself and who you are. What your future would look like and how would you get there. All these question are things that cross our minds at one point in our lives. A reason this happens is because of everything we go through and experience in life that makes us want to know and understand who we are as a person. Like Gandhi once said, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”(Gandhi, Mahatma). This wise words said by Gandhi

As we grow and mature, we take on more responsibilities, and learn new lessons everyday. We learn through good experiences and through bad ones. Although there are many we'd like to remember, there are also some we'd like to forget.

Michael Brown, in his novel “Finding the Field: an adventure of body, mind and spirit” claims (in his fourth universal truth) that now is the moment that matters that. He supports his claim by first arguing the counterclaim, he states that “most of us, most of the time, are not where our bodies are. Our minds are away in the future or the past.” and “The prospect of instant heaven produces a condition-red, ego security alert. Your ego will push every alarm button it can reach.” Brown then supports his claim by stating what it mean to live in the moment. Browns purpose is to explain what his audience has to do in order to live in the moment. He establishes an analytical tone for people that are living in the past.

If we ignore the past it is sort of like we are ignoring the future too. It is like this because in a year from now this would be the past and we can’t ignore what happens to us or it is like we have never lived a full life. (Paragraph 1= All 3)

Past, present and future are all important to keep in perspective. Looking back and not having regrets is extremely satisfying. Your current situation and your contentment with it are also very important, and having goals and milestones to work toward in the future keeps you motivated and keeps life interesting and challenging.

Too often we get bogged down in our past, and in memories of events that we think define us and restrict us from moving forward. The truth is that we can decide today who we want to be. We may have some baggage, and we may have future dreams, but today is the only day where we can define who we are and what direction we want our lives to go.

Some people tend to place focus on what we are doing or what we will be doing, in connection to the present time. These individuals are solely occupied with their current self. While thinking this way about life may seem great we can also, take a leap forward and try to see what may be waiting for us in the upcoming months, and even years of life, instead of just living in the moment. For us to actually start thinking about what our future might be holding for us we may need a trigger of some sort that would enable us to start wondering about what can our own lives be like in the further. This aid can come in different forms, whether it may be a person, a dream, or even a novel. As I was construing Ellen Degeners’ book “Seriously I’m Kidding”,

As Emerson perceived the world, “Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoes to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time” (“Self-Reliance” 833-834). Even if a man finds himself with both self-trust and originality, he may never realize his true potential if he is preoccupied with past events or future fortunes. Emerson finds these obsessions to be utterly useless: “Discontent is the want of self-reliance; it is the infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired” (838). In contemporary society, a willingness to “live in the moment” is highly regarded, especially among youth, yet this acceptance seems to wane with age. Nevertheless, excessive anxiousness and nostalgia are a waste of the potential that can be realized when the truths of the present are

present shall soon be the past and memories too, and the future is something that will come in

I can relate this with mindfulness living, living in the present moment, without the worries of the future. It is our tendency to look for the desires that we don’t have in our life, but often this tendency leads us to the door of unhappiness. We find ourselves incomplete. Happiness doesn’t come when you try to fill your desires; happiness comes when you feel happy for what you have.

Many people live life jam packed with tasks to complete and deadlines to meet. They are so focused on what is next, that they forget the most important thing in life is to live in the present. There are so many people stressed out worrying about the future or dwelling on the past that they lack joy. In my opinion the best way to live life is live in the present moment. By living in the present, I will live a peaceful, happy and content life. I will work to make the year of 2018 a momentous year in my life. Living the moment will allow me to find success emotionally, physically, spiritually, and in relationships.