Being present in the present moment
Whoever seeks these words
Will find them
Today, tomorrow, ten years from now
It does not matter.
Secrets live
In the pages of books
In the lines of code
In the melodies of song
These are the gifts to those
Who seek, who see, who surrender.
Lives lived through screens
Counting the likes, claps and retweets
Is the value of that which is unseen
Less than that of the seen?
A million mindless followers
Or one loyal friend
How do these compare?
A thousand voices speaking at once
Or the silent one?
More abundance than ever before
Yet you claim poorer than ever
Loneliness, isolation
Starved of affection.
Not enough love
Not enough money
Not enough time
Suffering from attachment
Fearful of the unknown.
Seeking a way out
Food, drink, drugs
Sex, screens, sleep
All short-lived distractions
Escaping the present moment.
Ironic is it not
For this moment is
The only certainty.
With the past gone
And the future yet to come
This moment
Now
Is your only reality.
The treasure you seek
Lies in front of you now
This moment
This breath
This heartbeat
All priceless
Unique
Sacred.
There is no greater wisdom
Than that of the present moment
For all that happens
Happens in the present.
Where is your body
Your mind, your soul?
Awake, asleep
Present, or checked out?
This, only you can
Choose.