Living in the present moment is the spiritual fad of the day. I hear everywhere my friends talk about the the power of "Now"
King Herod respected John. He considered John to be upright and Holy. He listened to him, even when he heard what disturbed him. Herod didn't change his ways because no sooner did he hear the message than he forgot it, as the attractions of the next moment consumed him. He was so mesmerized by the dance of the Herodias' daughter that he forgot everything and promised everything, without realizing the implications. When the girl demanded the life of John, Herod was so consumed by the need to defend his honor in the moment that he forgot the demands of higher values that the compulsions of the Moment.
Do I engage in the present moment in such a way that I live in discontinuity with the Past and the Future and the eternal values that inform them?
Being consumed by the "Present Moment" divorced from what is beyond the present has its dangers!
King Herod respected John. He considered John to be upright and Holy. He listened to him, even when he heard what disturbed him. Herod didn't change his ways because no sooner did he hear the message than he forgot it, as the attractions of the next moment consumed him. He was so mesmerized by the dance of the Herodias' daughter that he forgot everything and promised everything, without realizing the implications. When the girl demanded the life of John, Herod was so consumed by the need to defend his honor in the moment that he forgot the demands of higher values that the compulsions of the Moment.
Do I engage in the present moment in such a way that I live in discontinuity with the Past and the Future and the eternal values that inform them?
Being consumed by the "Present Moment" divorced from what is beyond the present has its dangers!
