Some random quotes…
“Thinking is just like not thinking. So I don’t
have to think anymore”.
-Jack Kerouac
“Slight not what is near through aiming at what’s far”.
-Euripides
Jack Kerouac wrote what is considered a Beatnik/Hippie
primer with his famous book On The Road. It inspired the Beat
poets of the late fifties and early sixties and planted the seeds of what
became the hippie movement. This pre-dates me a little bit but I
eventually became one of those hippies. Much to my amazement and
bewilderment, this summer is the 50th anniversary of the so called
“Summer Of Love” when every runaway in America found their way to San
Francisco. Yes, they were all wearing flowers in their hair. Most
of them don’t have hair anymore although I am making an effort to keep the torch
lit. I think my family would like to take that torch and set my hair on
fire. The revolution continues….
In some ways the Summer of Love was about living free and
easy and in the moment. When we think it’s time to grow up we often feel
the need to plan our life and set goals for the future. This is not
necessarily a bad thing but what happens to most people is that they forget to
live in the moment. They are future oriented and they begin to not only
slight what is near but also to become totally unaware of the present.
The only moment that exists is the one you are in. Yesterday is
over. Tomorrow is not promised. If you are not in the moment,
technically you are nowhere. While you are in the moment, only think when
it is necessary. Too much thinking creates unhappiness and often fear.
Imagination is the home of creativity but too much thinking just complicates
our lives. Don’t over think everything. Think only when it is really
necessary.
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