Be here now...

By Vichara

They say that youth is wasted on the youth and that there is no appreciation for what is being given to them. I think much worse is that the “present” is wasted on the majority. There are so many fixated on the past and the possible regrets and what if’s and just as many consumed with the anxiety of the future. Either one of these states, especially the past, can’t be changed. Being caught in ether one of these states robs you of what is going on right now and the guidance needed for the next step. Being present can be a difficult state of mind for most as most of our daily activities dictate the desire to be in both. However being present has a way of smoothing out the rough spots o the perceived past and will open up the vistas that will come next.

pantheon • \PAN-thee-ahn\ • noun
1 : a temple dedicated to all the gods; also : the gods of a people
2 : a group of illustrious persons

Example Sentence:
With his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the former player joined a pantheon of legends from the sport.

Did you know?
Some of the earliest uses of this word in the English language refer to that most famous Pantheon, the circular domed temple built in Rome more than 19 centuries ago (and still standing). We can easily identify the origins of the temple's name, which the Romans borrowed from the Greek word for a temple honoring all their gods. That Greek word, “pantheion,” combines “pan-” ("all") and “theos” ("god"). Later on, in English, "all the gods" was used to mean just that -- a pantheon could be a collective of gods (as "the Egyptian pantheon"). We stop short of worshiping outstanding men and women as actual gods, of course, but nevertheless, in the 19th century we also began using “pantheon” as a word for any eminent company of the highly venerated.