Humans are designed to be chronically bad at judgment and perfectly built for observation.
Guess which we do more?
We gravitate to our weakness.
Just like the whole body focusses on a single pain point no matter how remote it is, we focus on judgment no matter how unnecessary it is.
This is the birth of all our biases and a limitation to our discipline.
As life tries its hardest to teach us enduring lessons from our circumstances, we abandon the lesson and judge the circumstance. Then we get caught in a cycle of judgment and pain.
When we are young, we judge the future as holding more promise than the present. When we are old, we judge the past as holding more promise than the present.
Through it all, the present is the only moment that stands true, but we are never there because we do not want to observe what it holds. It seems too commonplace, and so we lose commonsense.
All practices for health are focused on us stopping to observe. Whether it is exercise, meditation or investments, to gain the benefits, we must prioritize observing and deprioritize judging.
The difference between humans is in observation.
Who is present enough to notice what the present moment is offering or demanding, and agile enough to take it or give it? You can be.
– Osasu Oviawe