The value of the moment

Years pass and we have stopped realising the value of the moment. We have become trapped in social stereotypes and burden ourselves with more and more responsibilities. How many times have we returned from work in misery, whining, fatigue, suffering? We understand the moment only when events occur, which are milestones either in our lives or in the lives of others. It's like we are acting in a movie!

And you will tell me that you have been talking nicely up to this point, but what do you define as "happiness of the moment"? So because happiness is different for everyone, I will present a subjective perspective of the moment, telling you a story that I recently heard from a friend.

This friend has lost his mother to an incurable disease. By the time his mother's illness was announced, Christos had made his life's goal to achieve as much as he could in his work. However, when he learned about his mother's illness, his lifestyle changed 180 degrees. From the very first day, he quitted his job and he moved to his mother's house to be by her side. The bad thing is that time got passed and his mother got worse. The time came when he couldn't take care of her and he had to take her to the hospital. One of those nights, he called me to go out for a drink with him. That day, he confided in me that the reason he quitted his job was because he regretted the lost time with his mother. But most of all, he told me that he regretted not living in the moment.

On the last day she was alive after many months of suffering, his mother told him that "t's never too late to change things in your life! She also told him "don't forget who you are, put aside what you can do and start thinking about how you can live happily". Christos at that moment was surprised and answered her "and how will I live mom happily without being by my side?" His mom answered him with some tears rolling down her face, "life is moments and each of us has a different date. Take advantage of the time you were given, setting goals for your life, which however will come into balance. I love you and those of us who love you are proud if first of all you live in the moment!"

Christos from the day of the funeral and then tried to follow her advice and built his own perspective on the value of the moment. Now he lets himself free and does things he loves with people he loves.

One of them is gardening! And when you ask Christos "why, you don't deal with them", he answers "it was my mom's and as long as I am alive I have to maintain our garden...mom Despina's garden as she calls it!"

P.S. Live!