The Here and Now

A few weeks ago I bought a copy of Here and Now by Chris While and Julie Matthews (http://www.whileandmatthews.co.uk/ … http://www.amazon.co.uk/Here-And-Now/dp/B002E2XMDO/ref=sr_shvl_album_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1272105102&sr=301-5)

At last I’ve had a chance to listen to it … and I really love the song The Here and Now … so here it is:

The Here and Now 
Matthews and While
From the Album ‘Here and Now’ While and Matthews

You look for the distant horizon, you live for the turn of the page
You’re spinning in cycles and you won’t disengage
But there’s more than the far destination
Between you and the end of the line
And one day you’ll wish that you’d cherished this precious time

 

‘Cause life is here, now, it’s clear, how
Living the moment, will set you free
From tomorrow and yesterdays sorrow
(You look for the distant horizon,
You live for the turn of the page)
Better to feel the one thing that’s real
The here and now, here and now

You’re dwelling in by-gone places, of halcyon days in the sun
You’re clinging on to a past now dead and gone
Don’t make the people that love you now
Compete with the ghosts of the past
Unlock the chains to your heart, Free at last!

‘Cause life is here, now, it’s clear, how
Living the moment, will set you free
From tomorrow and yesterdays sorrow
(You’re dwelling in by-gone places, halcyon days in the sun)
Better to feel the one thing that’s real
The here and now, the here and now
It’s clear, how
Living the moment, will set you free
From tomorrow and yesterdays sorrow
(You look for the distant horizon,
You live for the turn of the page)
Better to feel the one thing that’s real
The here and now, the here and now

 

The lyrics came from: http://www.whileandmatthews.co.uk/Julie%20website/Song%20pages/The%20Here%20and%20Now.htm

It seems to kind of fit in somehow with the thoughts I was having about virtuality and reality in my previous post.

I know … there are some times …. for some people …. when the here and the now are very painful places to be.

At that point perhaps the focus needs to be on changing things so that the here and the now becomes a place where we can be happy.

The here and now can include virtuality as well as reality. It’s about balance maybe.