Live in the now?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>” (“<span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>”?) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p>“<span word="My">My</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span>. ‘<span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mama">Mama</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>?’ <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="niece">niece</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="perplexed">perplexed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>. “<span word="Why">Why</span>?” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>?”</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATL">ATL</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="believes">believes</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span>, <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>” <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> “<span word="now">now</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ma">ma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pa">pa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p>
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