Nothing Else Matters But Now.

I recently found out that a dear friend of mine is dying of cancer. He has been given 6-12 months to live.

He said something to me today that was deeply profound...

“This cancer has really opened my eyes. Life is now, not the future or past, but now. You can't pick your future and you can't change the past. I am doing all I can NOW so when I am on my death bed, I wont have ANY regrets. My point is, live in the now. It is really hard to do, but once you realize nothing else matters but now, it is a breeze”.

Why is it that it is so hard to live in the present moment? Why does it take something like cancer to really drive it home that nothing else matters outside of right now? If you don't live in the present moment then you aren't really living at all.

I've been studying Gnosis for 2 years now, trying to be aware of the present moment and continually forgetting myself, becoming fascinated and struggling to maintain that awareness. I've listened to Belzebuub say so many times how important it is to make use of every opportunity and not to waste the moment. But when my friend said this to me today, it held more truth than ever before.

Look at life from the perspective of my friend, imagine you only had 6-12 months to live. It's a shame it takes cancer to truly understand the value of now and to make living in the present moment a breeze.