Presence & wandering pedestrians
Walking around Wellington, I often look at pedestrians faces to see if they are actually aware of the present moment. Are they aware of what is going on around them? Are they looking at their surroundings? observing what is happening right now? Most are not.
The majority of people I observe have blank faces. They are running images in their mind of the future, or the past. Scenarios like “what if this happens”, or “what didnt I do that”.
Living in the now provides a path to absolute clarity. Obsessing over the future (or the past) is insanity. Why? Because it is not real, its in your mind. All that is real is right now.
