What Do the Roses Smell Like?

Everyone is in such a mad hurry. As children all we want is to grow up, as teens we await the magical age of 18 with fervor, and as adults we want everything as soon as we can get it. Always in such a hurry to grow up, to make money, to find love, to achieve goals. These things are all good, and it's good to have them, but what about the moment you are in at this very moment? We constantly seem to forget about the moment we are living in at this very second as we look to the future. A favorite quote of mine, one which I'm sure most of you have heard is "Remember yesterday, Look forward to tomorrow, Live in today." Don't forget about the future, but don't try to live in it. Live in the moment you have at this moment. Look towards a loved one and tell them how precious they are to you, look at the home you have right now and smile because at this moment it is yours to call home. Live in the present. Why is it that people are so anxious to get to tomorrow? And then once we finally get there we can't seem to help but want to be in the next day and so forth. I know that I can't help but want the next two years to go by with haste, because two years from now is when I will finally be able to be with my love. But instead of wanting so desperately to jump forward in time maybe I should stop and look around. I have him, he has me. Right now we should revel in that rather than wish for something that will never happen. Two years will be two years, no matter the speed we will it to go by. We should stop, look at each other, and smile because we know that the love we share is something few people get to experience. In two years we will be together, but right now this is all we have, and we should be happy for that. Live in the moment, don't take what you have right now for granted. Remember that each and every moment in life is a precious gift, something to be cherished and taken full advantage of. Look forward to the future, don't live in it. Live in this second, this moment, this day, this week, this month, this year. Live in the now.