is this good advice?
2006-11-28 16:13:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yes... so you could enjoy every second of your life ;-)... but I always wanted to reminisce the past... :((
2006-11-28 16:21:18 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Sapphire 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not always, because sometimes, the moment in question sucks. That is the short version, *lol*. ;)
The slightly longer version is....sometimes you can get too much of a good thing. Focus becomes tunnel vision, thinking just of the short term leads to overlooking *obvious* and serious problems.
Take, for example....the rather loaded and self-serving Question one Oprah Winfrey asked here recently. She expects *us* non-millionaire people to figure out how to a) "pay it forward", expecting nothing in return, while b) changing someone's life, but c) we cannot invest the money or use third parties to increase the size of the rather meager amount--that would be spamming or cheating, and yet d), we are supposed to "Change someone's life" for the better, permanently....within the WEEK that her show sees fit to cover the "issue" of her half random, self serving spasm of mock generosity. :)
Did I understand her Question correctly there? Oh yeah.
Point is, if you are living in the moment, you see nothing wrong with fool's errands like this. But....snap out of the tunnel vision a moment, take to higher ground and look at the bigger picture.
Can *anyone* really solve the problem of another's homelessness in a WEEK with $1,000 in U.S. funds, unless the "home" being built is a *grass hut*? Not to disrespect grass huts, mind you, but if the one thousand dollars stays in *any* part of the developed world, it *isn't* going to fix *anyone's* homelessness in a single WEEK. Not without expecting anything in return. The *time limit*, the whole notion of ignoring that most people's problems *do NOT* happen overnight and will not be solved overnight....that is a by-product of refusing to see that there *is* a bigger picture. That there *is* such a thing as Cause and Effect, and that Venn Circles actually *mean* something in context here (in terms of many causes having one BIG effect, and many effects having many causes too).
Point is, self-promotion aside, if you are stuck with the blinders on, living only "in the moment" and not seeing the bigger picture, you are missing out on clear and present information that is *needed* if you actually are going to "change a life" or "solve a problem" with any degree of effectiveness.
Sorry to go on so....but I hope I was helpful. ;) Thanks for your time!
2006-11-29 00:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not so much "advice" as it is a TRUTH...we all only have one life to live and just like you hear people say "live each day like it's your last."; it's only to press the point that tomorrow is not promised!
Time is fleeting and years pass by in the blink of an eye...we would all be happier, if we really grasped those "moments" that we love the most;
the birth of a baby
a babies 1st word, steps, tooth, etc
our wedding day
graduating
salvation
a great concert
all the memorable Christmas', thanksgivings', birthdays'
a new car
a new job
a promotion
a home
and the list goes on and on...
2006-11-29 00:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Albritton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not the best in the world, since most of us have quite a few moments, but it's how I've been all my life, and I've got to see and do a lot of things most people I grew up with never did.
2006-11-29 00:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whether its good advice or not what else can we do but to live in the moment because this very moment is all that we have
2006-11-29 00:24:23 · answer #5 · answered by Thumper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't try to live in the moment you may miss something....I think It's great advice........it's a whole other story to do it though.
2006-11-29 00:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by rere 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good advice. You can't live in the past, and shouldn't worry about the future
2006-11-29 00:15:51 · answer #7 · answered by Bexx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's always good because living in the moment can cause serious consequences. You have to look before you leap.
2006-11-29 00:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
LIVE IN THE MOMENT IS A GOOD THOUGHT!!!!I DO FOLLOW IT...BUT NOT ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!
BUT I THINK MORE THAN 60% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DNT FOLLOW IT......
MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIVE FOR A BETTER FUTURE.....N NOT FOR A PERFECT PRESENT
2006-11-29 00:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by CB 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you stay in the past or future, you/re missing now. Since now is what we really have, I'd say so. Do need to plan for the big things though.
2006-11-29 00:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by Cara Beth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it can be good advice
2006-11-29 00:15:49 · answer #11 · answered by dancerbaby1111 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋