Throughout our lives, we humans wonder about our future. By the time we enter high school, our focus is on whether we will go to college and what career we might pursue. A bit later on, we wonder who we will marry, if we will have children and where we will live.
In middle age, we shift our concerns to the future welfare of our children, our grandchildren and our parents. Of course, the latter often have health problems by that time and we worry about their future needs, including their potential care requirements.
Once we are old ourselves, the mysteries of our life have been solved except, of course, the timing and cause of our own death. We are now living in our future but, in many ways, it is now easier to live in the present. Though we might often think of our past, we know it is beyond our control and, eventually, come to terms with any regrets we might harbor. Focusing on the present is necessary, healthy and comforting.
See also: Living in the Present
