IT TOOK me a better part of 30 years that real living is not on a day-to-day basis but actually LIVING the moment. Now what does that mean?
Living the moment means feeling the exhiliration and jubilation of a event at a subliminal level. Let me see if I have described it correctly. For example, if you are traipsing in a quaint neighbourhood which you have just discovered.
You "soak" in the details visually, inhale the unique scent of the place and feel the structures with your fingers and hands. That's "living the moment". In other words, you are practically imprinting the memory of the place and the moment through perception of your five human senses.
One day at a time translates into taking in 24 hours at a time. That means you live on a 24-hourly basis. You don't want to know too much about tomorrow because you live mainly for today.
One day at a time is not a bad self-imposed schedule. It applies to a lot of people who have simply made up their minds not to worry about somethings which they cannot change. It also means you know tomorrow will take care of itself, if you do the right things today.
But living the moment is the ultimate in high living. Each moment in time is precious to you. If you happen to catch the beautiful vista of a double rainbow in all its splendour after a shower, and you pause and enjoy the moment, you are living the moment.
Living the moment is the pastime of genuises like Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Gaugin, Vincent Van Gogh. All these past masters had expressed their "living-the-moment" experiences in paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art. Da Vinci left evidence of his genuius in writings, theses and beautiful paintings.
If you dare to live as many moments in your life, every hour of every day for the rest of your life, then you have truly lived. As God has intended for you to live, in every way, in every special day, as it was intended since the dawn of time.
Living the moment points to an individual decision to taste the nectar of life. It is a commitment to sink your teeth into the cake of existence; to drink from the fountain of eternal joy.
Many men of letters have talked about this kind of moment. Most of them don't really know what they are talking about. Those who know about it actually are living the moments. They are in "it".
You too should live the moment. Make up your mind now to do it. Don't tally anymore.
Time is short. In every life, whether it be 50 years of existence of 90 years of work, each person's life is a mere half a heartbeat in eternity. For in the term forever, the years do not count. What matters are the moments!
Those moments like when you first fell in love. All your senses shooting through the roof. The very fibre of your being is in tune with all there is. You "see" colours brighter, the music louder and clearer. Each word so crisp and every touch so gentle.
When you hear your favourite song and you slip into the river of gentle repose, every muscle and nerve in your body are at total rest. In that time when time does not rule, you live the moment.
You should strive for these moments. It is an art that has been mastered by the teachers with no titles, nevertheless they are your masters. When time no longer has a hold on you, and love occupies the core of your being, you are deemed to have arrived. That is your moment.
All these moments make up a very complete lifetime. If you can sustain those moments, you will transcend your earthly purpose. You become the beacon that lights other people's paths. It is then, and only then, the worlds become your playground, for then, you not only live the moment, you are the moment.
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