The Future

On his way to work the next morning
the young man thought about what the old man had said.

that day he worked hard stayin fully engaged in The Present moment
and he looked for opportunities to learn from the past

when the same person once again failed to contribute her part of the task
he talked with her about his concerns
she was happy that the young man had been honest with her
she understand the need to get the job done right

the young man felt good that he had learned from his past experience
and had acted differently
in the weeks ahead
the young man became more effective at his job

However, as he faced the increasin demand on his time that
his new position demanded,
he found it difficult to juggle everything succesfully

Although he always focused on the present moment,
yet he arrived each morning with more and more task to do

Before long, projects spun out of his control.
when his boss confronted him,
the young man could only throw up his hands at the amount of work he had

Discouraged and uncertain about what to do
the young man once again went to visit his friend the old man

"how are u?" the old man asked
" i dont understand," the young man replied.
"i've been fully immersed in The Present

"I have worked at drawin from the past,
without dwelling on past regrets
"yet i cant handle anything. maybe the job is too big for me"

The old man nodded " yes u are learning from The Past,
and using these elements to improve the present
i could sense u are more appreciative of the world around you
so, you are making great progress."

" However, what u havent grasped yet is the importance
of the third element.....
The Future