Where Do You Live?

"People do not generally live in their actions, in the present moment. They live in the past or the future. Though they seem to be doing something now, here, they live somewhere else in their thoughts, in imaginary problems and worries, usually in the memories of the past or in the desires and speculations about the future. Therefore they do not live in, nor do they enjoy, what they do at the moment, with the work at hand, and naturally they cannot give themselves fully to what they appear to be doing."

Walpola Rahula
Excerpt | What the Buddha Taught