OutFocus Aug 2014 | Page 29

Live the moment! SARU MATHI Beautiful sweet memories to cherish. Wish I could get ‘em back... those lovely days of my life. OMG! My long-yearned-to-buy-now-bought-icecream’s gotten over. But how did it taste? I tasted it all by myself but know not a bit of its taste. No problem, lemme buy another one. Dreamy wonderful goal of mine. Wish I would accomplish it with flying colors. OMG! Second one is gone too! Sounds like an usual story? Well, yes it is. This is what happens in our everyday life. We take pride in thinking about our glorious past at times obsessing about ‘not-so-good’ memories. We enjoy drafting colourful plans for a bright future. We dream about our past and dream about our future. But do anyone of us know about what we lose? Yes, what we lose is our most precious “PRESENT”. In the ocean of fantasy we lose the very essential boat that keeps us alive and awake. What benefit is there in thinking about the past and future