Live the Present

Anne Villalobos

· 30 Jul 2021

Live the Present

A man approached a wise old man and said:

— They told me that you are very wise. Please, what do you do as wise that we can't do others?

The old man replied:

— Well, when I eat, I just eat; I sleep when I'm sleeping, and when I talk to you, I just talk to you.

The man looked at him in amazement and said:

“But I can do those things too and that's not why I'm a wise man.

“I don't think so,” replied the old man. — When you sleep, you remember the problems you had during the day, or worry about what you might have when you wake up. When you eat, you're thinking about what you'll do next. While you're talking to me, you're thinking about what you're going to ask me or how are you going to answer me before I finish talking.

source: https://sonorastar.com/2020/06/03/6-historias-cortas-para-reflexionar-sobre-la-vida/
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