The Future is a Mental Construct; All We Have is — The Here and Now
There are no guarantees tomorrow: prioritise today
The word ‘future’ is often used to describe almost anything.
From predicting a movie, a television series or an album as to how it will perform in the coming days, weeks or even months to forecasting specific events that might occur sometime soon and beyond.
In other words, ‘the future’ represents everything that hasn’t happened yet. The future only exists in our minds, and it can be completely different from what we expect it to be.
This is especially true when it comes to our personal lives.
Most of us have little control over when certain events will occur in our own lives. We can plan and strategise as much as we want, but life has a way of throwing curve balls at us no matter how hard we try to avoid them.
We all worry about the future, often to the point of panic. We worry about job security, what will happen in our personal lives, and even whether or not we’ll be able to retire at a reasonable age.
No matter where you are in life, there’s always going to be some aspect of the future that scares you. But why? The future only exists in a mental construct; all we have is the here and now.
