This game is hosted by Vinitha Dileep, on her blog 'Reflections' and
I discovered it on Esha's blog. This time the word prompt is 'NOW'.

I met people so preoccupied of their own thoughts and reasonings, that in
the middle of a discussion I realized that they misunderstood the essence
of the dialog so badly that a repetition would have been mandatory...
The present moment it's an idea not so difficult to understand, thinking
that every lived second it's a drop of 'now' and their sum creates the 'string'
of our life.

But what is difficult to perceive is the presence or absence of the mind in a
particular 'now', the awareness of what is happening with us in a certain
moment.
I love this zen quote, which is a perfect metaphor for the concept:
" When you walk, walk, when you eat, eat, when you sit, sit".

I really understood the essence of this idea in a very brutal way, when
thinking at my destination and hurrying up, I did not pay attention
to the surrounding space, I fell down and after that I had to go to the
emergency room of a hospital! I considered this like a lesson of the
Universe, because with the whole 'repair' after the accident,
I arrived where I needed in time...

So, dear friends, honestly, instead of being concentrated on a future
moment or a past moment, it's wiser and safer to be present in what
you are doing right now!
It's so good to be present and aware of our 'now' moments and
discover the magic of the energy that inspires us, because it does!

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Am intalnit oameni atat de preocupati de propriile lor ganduri si rationamente,
incat in mijlocul unei discutii mi-am dat seama ca au inteles gresit esenta dialogului
intr-un mod atat de grav incat o repetare ar fi fost obligatorie ...
Momentul prezent este o idee nu atat de dificil de inteles, gandind ca fiecare secunda
traita este o picatura de „acum” si suma lor creeaza firul vietii noastre.
Dar ceea ce este greu de perceput este prezenta sau absenta mintii in momentul prezent, constientizarea a ceea ce se intampla cu noi intr-o anumit moment.
Imi place acest citat zen, care este o metafora perfecta pentru concept:
„Cand mergi, mergi, cand mananci, mananci, cand stai, stai”.
Am inteles cu adevarat esenta acestei idei intr-un mod foarte brutal, cand
gandindu-ma la destinatie si grabindu-ma, nu am acordat atentie spatiului inconjurator,
am cazut si dupa aceea a trebuit sa ma duc la camera de urgenta a unui spital!
Am considerat asta ca o lectie a Universului, pentru ca am ajuns acolo unde aveam nevoie
la timp, chiar cu intreaga „reparatie” dupa accident...
Asadar, dragi prieteni, sincer, in loc sa fim concentrati pe un moment din viitor
sau pe un moment din trecut, este mai intelept si mai sigur sa fim prezenti in ceea ce
facem chiar acum! Este atat de bine sa fim constienti de momentul nostru prezent
si sa descoperim magia energiei care ne inspira...

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