The other day, when I took a walk with the dogs at noon, I discovered the last rays of the sun between the treetops. I live in Sweden and during the winter the sun sets early. I went out into the open street and turned my gaze towards the sun. The sky was breathtaking. The sun gave the sky many different colors such as orange, yellow, purple, pink and blue. I didn't have a phone with me, which I rarely have on my dog walks, which allowed me to reflect on my surroundings instead. What I discovered scared me.
All the people walked with their backs turned to this wonderful phenomenon. All people have almost pressed down in their phones. No one focused on the wonders of nature. Why are people so locked into their phones? So busy all the time? I just wanted to shout YOU ARE MISSING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SKY I HAVE EVER SEEN. But who would listen!
We have grief here right now. A close relative just passed away. He was young. He was healthy. Nobody thought this could happen but it did. It gave me food for thought. That could have been me seeing the sky for the last time. It could be me or you living our last day today. Nobody knows. So the question is whether you or I want to die feeling like we missed something. A feeling that we didn't have time to see everything or do everything.
I have reflected before on my blog about living here in the moment. So many people forget that it is the here and now that counts. Tomorrow may be too late. It's now, right now you have to put down your phone, look up and discover the wonders of nature. You can't wait because then you might wait too long.
It is now you must visit your loved ones, tell them you love them for everything they have done for you. I have my grandfather, he will be 94 soon. I want to spend time with him before it's too late. But who even says he leaves us first.
Do you have something that you want to see or do, something that is on your bucket list? It doesn't matter how many times you think, I'll take it another time, the second time may never come.
I got food for thought. I realized that now is the time for it to happen. I will always look up and discover the wonders of nature, I will always be there for my loved ones, I will love my family like I never loved them before because tomorrow I may live my last day. When I die, I want to die with the feeling that I saw what I wanted to see, did what I wanted to do, but above all loved the people who needed my love.
I will never again be so focused on my phone that I miss all of this, that I miss my loved ones, miss my opportunities to see the wonders of nature and miss my opportunities to just be me.
