“What day is it?"
It's today," squeaked Piglet.
My favourite day," said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne
Our dog is happy to see us and probably misses us when we are not there but he does not worry about it. He may anticipate walks and dinner but does not get concerned about good or bad things happening to him in the future. He lives like Pooh bear in the now. And he does not have to try hard, it is a natural state of affairs for him.
For us so called intelligent sentient beings such an attitude is much harder to adopt. It is far easier for us to think about and worry about what will happen later today, tomorrow or even next year. I am not suggesting that we give up planning, saving or contributing to a pension pot. We should do all of these things and I acknowledge that marks us out from our dog.
However we can learn from the animal kingdom how to appreciate every moment we are given and to live more fully as a result. Living in the now is a well trodden and accepted philosophy, but very hard to implement. Perhaps we get distracted too easily. Even walking down a familiar street seen every day, pause for a moment and take a fresh look. You may well see something you never even noticed before.
It's today," squeaked Piglet.
My favourite day," said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne
Our dog is happy to see us and probably misses us when we are not there but he does not worry about it. He may anticipate walks and dinner but does not get concerned about good or bad things happening to him in the future. He lives like Pooh bear in the now. And he does not have to try hard, it is a natural state of affairs for him.
For us so called intelligent sentient beings such an attitude is much harder to adopt. It is far easier for us to think about and worry about what will happen later today, tomorrow or even next year. I am not suggesting that we give up planning, saving or contributing to a pension pot. We should do all of these things and I acknowledge that marks us out from our dog.
However we can learn from the animal kingdom how to appreciate every moment we are given and to live more fully as a result. Living in the now is a well trodden and accepted philosophy, but very hard to implement. Perhaps we get distracted too easily. Even walking down a familiar street seen every day, pause for a moment and take a fresh look. You may well see something you never even noticed before.
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