Let’s live in the moment

Let’s live in the moment

　Yesterday, I was sitting on the beach and watching my kids running around happily. Not far away, groups of tourists stopped to take photos. They had big smiles on their faces as if to say, “Look at us. We are here, and you are not.”

　Of all the people I saw, only a few seemed to be “present”. Most just seemed to take a shot and get back on the road. What color was the sea? How warm was the sand? What birds or fishes were there? They didn’t care.

　It is the same in our daily lives. Most of us spend a lot of time looking at screens¹. These small screens help us stay in touch with the people we love. But they also make us miss the happiness around us.

　The screens themselves aren’t really the problem, but how we use them or allow them to use us is the question.

　Sometimes, its such pleasure to put down the screens. Why not stand up like a child by the sea, with eyes, arms and heart wide open? There’s a name for that kind of pleasure—it’s called being alive.

Note:

1. screen n. 电子屏幕