Being in the Now

The past has disappeared, and yet

It's all a part of this moment somehow.

The future hasn't occurred, but it

Is nonetheless tied to now.

 

The essence of what we were before birth

And also of what we'll be when we're gone

Eludes those who want to explain

An existential phenomenon.

 

Humankind's greatest attempts

To clarify life's mysteries

All fall short of certainty.

Is there one who truly "sees"?

 

Time and being are inextricably

Woven together. How sublime!

Time cannot be separated

From being, nor can being from time.

 

Why spend time--if that's the case--

Speculating on hocus-pocus?

Finding your authentic self

Ought to be one's major focus.

 

Fight the waves and you might be

Swept away in the undertow.

Dive into the river of life

And let yourself go with the flow.

 

-by Bob B (4-4-19)