The great Buddha once said: “The secret of health of mind and body is not to to mourn the past, to worry about the future, but to live in the present moment wisely and seriously” (Jonathan, How to Live in the Present). Unfortunately, humanity today does not always live up to this statement. The human race generally hates chaos and disorganization in any form. That being said, humans like to plan ahead and look to the past to avoid future mistakes. In general, it's okay to do this because everyone does it at some point in their life, but it's when you start thinking too much about past events. or the future that this becomes a problem. When you overthink and stress about past events, you are unable to move forward and it begins to control what you say and do every day of your life. Although thinking too much about the future doesn't have such dramatic effects, it does create more stress, which is not good for mental and physical health. Life moves too fast to worry about the past or the future, so stick to the present because you might end up regretting it later in life. If you always plan ahead and make plans for what you do tomorrow, then you are probably doing today what you planned yesterday, which means you are not actually living for today, but for tomorrow . It is not about living in the present moment, even remotely. The past is something we all dwell on from time to time, but there are some people who cannot let go of the past and are therefore controlled by it. A normal person usually moves away from the past and leaves it behind, but some may be traumatized by something that may have happened in their past or feel like they are being judged because of their past. Say s...... middle of paper...... The importance of living in the moment. EliteDaily.com. Life, December 20, 2013. Web. May 7, 2014. http://elitedaily.com/life/motivation/dont-let-it-pass-you-by-the-importance-of-living-in-the-moment/ Jonathan. “How to live in the present.” Paid to exist.com. Personal and Web development. May 7, 2014. http://paidtoexist.com/how-to-live-fully-in-the-present/ “Don't let past relationships and old mistakes ruin your future. » Lessons learned in life.com. Quote of the day, March 15, 2014. Web. May 7, 2014. http://lessonslearnedinlife.com/dont-let-past-relationships-and-old-mistakes-ruin-your-future-2/ “How Worry Affects Your Body.” » WebMD.com. Health and balance, nd Web. May 7, 2014. http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/how-worrying-affects-your-body “Leave it behind.” Essential-Practices.com. np, nd Web. May 7, 2014. http://www.essential-practices.com/leave-it-behind.html