# When?
- URL: https://www.petrikajander.com/when/
- Author: Petri Kajander
- Date: 2004-09-24
- Language: en
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKXV9yuw9Ks

Time is a great paradox. We are almost never in the time. Being in the moment is almost nonexistent for us. When do we have the time?

Time is a concept that has many purposes for us. It enables us to escape from the current moment. We can either wander around our past or dream about the future, but still we have to perform all these activities in the now time. Sometimes time is precious for us. At other times, we are bored and cannot wait to skip the moment. Why does time sometimes fly and at other times crawl?

It seems that we are so busy trying to do something in the future or worrying about the past that we simply do not have "time" for the moment. Why do we always have to do something—can we not just enjoy the moment and take the future as it comes? How many of us can plan the future and then implement it as we have figured it out? Is there any bigger waste of time than worrying or dreaming about things that might occur but most likely will not happen the way we have planned?

Usually we would prefer to be anywhere but where we are. This applies to being in the moment as well. We always have to achieve or gain something. And for those things, we need time. There is never enough time to do all the things we can imagine. But do we really have to use all our energy to be like zombies who are not much present in the current moment?

Only a few human beings can live in the moment. It is easy to notice these people; they are very intense and present in the moment. One can get their undivided attention and their presence is often very penetrating. They are more than focused—they purely are, fully. Being able to keep this state every minute, hour, and time of the day requires practice. It means that we are not busy to worry about the past or plan the future. We concentrate on every moment as it comes and appreciate it as if it were to be our last one. And how do you know that this is not your final day of existence? Would you use the time some other way than the way you are using it right now? The challenge is to live every moment as if it is all we have left. This way, there is no time to be wasted—we only experience and live intensively.