Live in the present, you have no power over the future

A man approached a wise old man and said: - I have been told that you are very wise. Please, what things do you do as a sage that others cannot do? The old man replied: - Well, when I eat, I just eat; I sleep when I'm sleeping, and when I talk to you, I only talk to you. The man looked at him in amazement and said: - But I can also do those things and that's not why I'm a wise man. "I don't think so," replied the old man. - When you sleep, you remember the problems you had during the day, or you worry about those you may have when you wake up. When you eat, you are thinking about what to do next.

While you are talking to me, you are thinking about what you are going to ask me or how you are going to answer me before I finish speaking.

Moral: The secret is to be aware of what we are doing in the present moment, so that we can enjoy every minute of our wonderful life.

It is difficult for us to live in the present because we are very concerned with the situation we are experiencing. A virus that has subdued us. He has managed to lock us up at home, change our way of working for those who can work, children, adolescents and university students without classes, we put on a mask to go out and maintain social distancing in pharmacies and supermarkets. How are we going to live a present that we do not want to live? How to be present and enjoy a moment that we would never have chosen in life?