The Lie We Live - Alan Watts on the Illusion of Time

I am now 65. At a guess I reckon I have not worn a watch...for about 40 years. It was a conscious decision. Ditched TV and the "news" about 20 years ago. I live literally second by second. My blood pressure? That of a 25 year old. Energy? In abundance. Health? No problems at all. But, I am grateful. Always. Even for the smallest things.

The best memories in my life came while I was living in the moment, and the worst came when I worried about my future/legacy.

I'm 42 this year, and i consider myself lucky to realise this when i was 27 years old. Quit my job, pursued my hobby. I consider myself retired ever since. Doing what i love from home, spending every single day with my wife and kids. When i first heard these lines from Alan Watts from a Volvo commercial, i went into tears realising i was so lucky being able to live every moment, doing what i love, spending all my time with my kids and living every day giving every bit of love to my family, always reminding them to cherish every single day as i wouldn't know which is the last day we see one another. i now cherish every single day. sometimes when we feel like bringing the kids for holiday, we just skip school. teachers were amazed we couldn't care much about their school results. we learn new things together with our children all the time, we chat with one another all the time. i'm so so so lucky to be able to do all these while still earning an honest income from my hobby. i was once unsure if this is the right way, but having heard alan's philosophical speech, i knew i'm on the right path every morning. and every morning i count myself lucky and cherished it just for waking up and see my loved ones.

Dumping social media and seeking actual connections is the best thing you can do for your self.

"You can't live at all, unless you can live fully Now"💯

I've listened to countless hours of Alan Watts and I can honestly say that this is the best 10 mins I have ever heard him deliver.

When I was a kid, a day felt like a week. A week felt like a month. And a month felt like a year. When I graduated from high school, it reversed.

No watch for 30 years , no face book etc-only watch You tube. Spend as much time as I can with my daughter( family) and enjoy simple pleasures like swimming and hiking. I gave up all my possessions , only needs . Feels so good.❤

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ― Robert Brault

We have clocks,we don't have time- RIP George Carlin

As a 49 year old man, I couldn’t agree more. I was just trying to tell a friend that I’ve reached the point where “I am who I am, I’m at where I’m at”.

I never forget this piece of Alan's. I'm 56 and now am reaching for retirement. "It's going to be great! I'm finally going to enjoy my life!" OMG, I've said that all my life. Time and time again. Right now is just time to muddle through to get to that great point. I still can't get it through my head that today is as good as my life will ever be. If I don't have peace now, don't have happiness, contentment now, I never will.

Take care of your body, it's the only place you have to live; meditate daily, it will give you inner peace.

The universe woke me up on Saturday from the illusion of time. I am completely set free😊😊😊😊😊

America is not a country. It’s a business

I spent years going through crippling addiction and the period after with “I want my old life back” as my mantra. I yearned and yearned for things to go back exactly as they were. It was only when I surrendered to the reality that it would never happen that I ended up with a life 10 times better than it ever was. If you spend all your time craving what you think your life should be, you’ll never get to experience the beauty in what it’s SUPPOSED to be. And always remember, in the immortal words of Bill Hicks, “it’s just a ride”.

Forget your age. Forget days weeks years etc. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow never comes. Dont waste the "time" you do have. Live for today. Be grateful for what you do have and not what you might or might not have. We are so distracted. Controlled...

There are few men in this world, which I can listen to and learn from immediately. Alan Watts is one of those men, even after he's long gone, I'm still learning from his speeches.

"You are always living for somewhere you aren't" ..........this video is bang on, so true

I've always remembered a quote by the Old-Hollywood actor W.C. Fields, "Success is looking at the direction everyone is running towards ― Turn and walk in the opposite direction". Take the necessary time to become who you were always meant to be; otherwise, life and society will define who you are for you. Wouldn't that be the definition of a waste of an entire lifetime ― Isn't it?