Carpe Diem

So I've been doing a lot of waiting recently.

Waiting for classes to finish. Waiting to get done with my exams. Waiting to go home.

I guess all this waiting has made me realize that I hardly ever truly live "in the moment". I'm always either living in anticipation of something that's going to happen or I'm living in hindsight of things that have already happened. Right now, this waiting means that I'm living in anticipation of going home. And I guess most people are like that. We're either thinking about the future, or thinking about things that have happened in the past. It's true, isn't it? I mean, when was the last time you lived in the moment?

And what is "living in the moment" anyway?

Is it having that feeling that fills your senses and makes you forget about the past and the future and whatever else might be on your mind? Is it those few seconds of pure joy or even, pure anguish?

My roommate and I were discussing this a couple weeks ago. She brought up the fact that you can never truly feel that rush of senses unless you're with the people you love. And she's right, to some extent. When you're really enjoying your time with the family or friends that you love, you tend to forget everything that's on your mind. And who's to forget the feeling you have when you're with that person? Yes, that person. :)

I would say that I could point out exactly those times in my life that I've really lived the moment. I think the fact that they're so sparse makes them all the much more valuable. I wouldn't give them up for anything. In fact, I'm willing to live in the past or the future or whatever other dimension just so that I'd be able to experience those moments and cherish them as they should be cherished. Because I think that's what life is really about.

Those moments.