Its not easy to live in the present moment for extended periods. Its easier for me now that I'm not working and am no longer living the hectic work/family lifestyle. I see things now that I never noticed before. To be clear - I'm not always present and I have many faults so my intention is not to criticize.
Maybe I'm just more aware now but there seem to be a lot of people who sit in their parked cars/trucks staring at their phones with the motor running. I don't mean at stop lights; I'm talking about parking lots, driveways, and other destinations. The other day I parked next to a person in a parking lot who was staring at their phone with the motor running. When I came out of the store about 20 minutes later, they were in the same place, still staring at their phone, and the motor was still running. This seems to be a common occurrence.
Yesterday, I was coming back from the gym and came across a stopped school bus with its lights flashing and its stop sign extended. So I stopped and waited for about 5 minutes as several kids (looked like middle school but I'm not a good judge) approached the bus. As cars started to line up behind me and in the adjacent intersections, several kids casually strolled toward the bus (from some distance away) while staring at and/or texting their phones.
I'm not criticizing anyone with this blog but I can't help but wonder what the world would be like if we were all present/awake all the time.
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