“To the delirious eye, more lovely things of Paradise and Love-and all our own. Than young Hope in his sunniest hour hath known”-Edgar Allan Poe
December 30, 2007 at 6:20 am
· Filed under this me--artistic mode
(Warning: A jumble of thoughts follows.)
The Future is Present.
Read my white-printed-black-rectangular-"waitress"-pin.
I did seem to think about the future more often now. Most probably because it’ll be a new year in around 50 hours. Or maybe because I’ve been taking things a day at a time and it makes me restless to not know (and plan) for the long run. It’s like Marga’s future life is on indefinite hold.
I’m not exactly a future-driven person. I just like to be prepared, to be in control more than anything, I guess. I like to know where I’m going.
My use of the word "future” does not pertain to all encompassing future. In terms of relationships, I’m afraid I’m not a person of commitment. Although I would very much want to be.(Commitment to my knowledge is very "future", a "will", a "going to" thing.)I just can’t seem to do that right now. Maybe because I still need that little spot where I still have room to take a step back and see the bigger picture or room to breathe or room to undo mistakes. I don’t want to be "held down" by commitments. No liabilities, simply put. But again, that’s another story.
I am a selfish selfish little girl. I think of MY future. And MINE alone. I am still, after all, in that finding-myself-at-this-point phase. I think that’s understandable, don’t you? *evil laugh*
But seriously, when was the last time you thought about what’ll happen 3 years from now? Or even an hour from now? Or who you’ll be? (And by that latter question, I meant will YOU be SOMEONE?). Or where you’ll be, or who you’ll be with? What’ll you be doing?
And inevitably, the future starts now. Whether I am (we are) prepared or not. I’m loving Pink’s song, "Who Knew" not because it’s about having to know better or wishing you’ve known better or things you discover (or dont immediately discover) when you’re "in love" but mostly because it’s admitting that you’ve been stubborn, admitting that there are certain things that are out of our tiny hands. And we shouldn’t regret. And the future’s like that, doing things with just the right amount of faith and guts, as Baz Luhrman says "choices are half chance." And the future is something that goes wild when you forget to hold the reigns. You don’t regret the things you did. You just remember. And know that at least you did something one way or another.
The future is present. Why not do something about it? The future is just a nanosecond away. In a blink of an eye, the future’s right in front of you.
We’re always under the impression that the future is a month from now or even a year from now. What we fail to realize it’s simply now now now.
The future is present.
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hamirah wrote @ January 5th, 2008 at 5:13 am
oh my God! right. very very right marga. oh my… para akong sanggol na nagising sa isang malakas na kulog. that never crossed my mind! thanks!
Jugeen wrote @ January 21st, 2008 at 10:12 am
exactly! most of us worry too much about troubles in the future, when today is enough trouble on it’s own (hey, isnt that a bible verse?)
John wrote @ January 28th, 2008 at 5:04 am
anyway you like edgar alan poe,why not try to drink before writing in order for your thoughts not to jumble,thats what i’m doing before writing my poems,you found in my blogs,see? it’s better to lose a thousand women than to lose a single drop of beer
gelikoi wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
exactly! most of us worry too much about troubles in the future, when today is enough trouble on it’s own (hey, isnt that a bible verse?)
–you are so right..
but i must say it’s easier said than done..temptations are everywhere..it’s hard to keep focused..
Ezekiel wrote @ January 31st, 2008 at 8:11 am
couldn’t it be more jumbled than that? >:)
the future is present. i couldn’t agree more.
rosalyn wrote @ February 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
,,,yeah,,you’re right….you can be philosopher someday.
genalin wrote @ February 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I want to do and post some article which i did but i dont know how to do it..(how shame..)
I also want to know you better therefore we can have a little exchange of knowledge..I know I will learn a lot from you..
Can you send me some emails for every masterpiece you’ve done..it was all inspiring..and it really inspired mE!!!
Thanks..its gHen anyway..
^_^..
(ghelyn_guerrero@yahoo.com)
Sandino wrote @ February 5th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I try my best not to think about the future(I try my best not to think about the present.) It’s kind of frightening knowing that all our actions will in someway determine who we are 3,5,10 years from now, but I guess thats the way life is. We play our games then pay the piper when were done.
lhunixus wrote @ February 12th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
ur words r so inspiring..but we r walking n road with full hindrance and temptations…yeah we can make a better future for us,but we can not uphold our destiny…
lhunixus wrote @ February 12th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
ur words r so inspiring..but we r walking n road with full of hindrance and temptations…yeah we can make a better future for us,but we can not uphold our destiny…
lhunixus wrote @ February 12th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
ur words r so inspiring..but we r walking n a road with full of hindrance and temptations…yeah, we can make a better future for us,but we can not uphold our destiny…
yeah, you’re absolutely rite, the most important thing is, we live right here right now. why must we confused ourselves of details about what would we be next years if we might’ve died tomorrow?
:9
SONYBOY wrote @ March 12th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
this is a revelation marga. you are so brilliant. my comment is the same as the first that you got here. this is so true…
nice blog… you just confusingly expounded a simple thought…but, it is nice…= D
Everything happens simultaneously…Time is just an illusion according to Einstein. There are people who see that spirits are mingled in all eras.
So you’re right!
emmanuel wrote @ June 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am
TIME has way of putting our past & future to its own mistake & failure hence life got to move…God has her way around
Reygie wrote @ July 12th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Now that you mentioned about the future…I’m scared!!! Great blog though!!!
Cheeqoh wrote @ July 13th, 2008 at 4:05 am
“The future is present. Why not do something about it? The future is just a nanosecond away. In a blink of an eye, the future’s right in front of you.”
->Be careful of using apostrophe. But the message was very clear to me. I’m glad to read your article.
carlos wrote @ July 16th, 2008 at 4:39 am
sa totoo lang, dahil nag-aalala ako,tungkol sa future ko,kung matutupad ko bang makatulong para sa kaunlaran at kapayapaan ng bansa ay di ko na alam ang gagawin ko pag may problema. Tatalon ba ko sa tulay?, saang yulay? sa ilog? sa ang ilog ba? sa ilog pasig o sa ilog sa navotas? sa araw araw na ginawa ng dyos pangrapa parin ang matutupad ko na makatulong para sa kaunlaran at kapayapaan ng bansa. Hi! walang pagbabago, ikaw magdarasal ka ba para sa pangarap ko? o iiwan morin akong mag-isa?. May god bless you!
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