Why Now Matters

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 I have been reading a lot lately about Jamie Lee Curtis, who at 65, seems to live with a lot of wisdom.  She says not too look to the future, because it is the end of life.  I read the article and she says to live for the now.  I'm not sure if she has a religious bent, but it is very much what one who is a practicing Buddhist might say.  In this day and age, it seems that our world as a human society is in great peril.  Add the deteriation of the environment to the max and many things can look dire.

When William Shatner went into space he said he looked down on the earth and tears came to his eyes as he saw how fragile our planet is.  He said you don't see geopolitical lines separationg nations as one sees on maps.  He said the earth looks so fragile from space that he actually cried.  

I can't help but think of our Voyager space probes that have now left the limits of the effects of our sun.  They have antennas still directed at earth billions of miles away after traveling for 45 years.  Those two space probes are simply amazing.  

Buzz Aldrin says there are structures on the moon that are not from this earth.  He declined to say anything further, but says this is NASA's big secret.  He insists they are of alien origins.  

So, what does all this have to do with living in the now, you might ask.  Very simple:  Our civilization today is very fragile.  The earth is fragile.  Now, I'm a believer in Divine Intervention.  And I just see too far into the future.  I'm thinking we are at the beginning of a New Age where the future takes care of itself and is not dependent on the survival of the world is not in the hands of humanity.  This is why Jamie Lee Curtis has the right idea to live for the now,  Because we just don't know what is out there and the earth is a very fragile place.

I have confidence we won't blow ourselves up and there will be a New Beginning before we get that far.  We have right now and that is all that matters.  Make the most of it, because that is all we have.

This is what separates a Prophet from others.  They live in the future, not the past.  But the present is all they have.  It's all any of us have.  I write this morning smoking my Dunhill pipe with some Spiced Rum, as I wait for the Divine Intervention that is to come.  I'm already there, but like most anyone, right now is all I have.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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