Mindfulness and the hiking analogy

While hiking up a mountain, we know that the view at the top will be amazing.
As we progress towards the peak, we don't stop to think about it, our focus is on the path beneath our feet, and our mind is locked on each step that we make.
We know that with each move, we get closer to our goal, but we don't concern ourselves with it.
Our eyes are riveted on the uneven terrain, and our toes feel every tiny rock, every hole as we inch our way patiently forward and upwards.
Looking too far ahead disperses our energy, and fills us with apprehension.
We get distracted by irrelevant things lying ahead of us, which at the moment, are of no concern to us, and should not get our attention.

Letting our head run faster than our feed is the disease of our time. We look at the past and feel regret and peek at the future and feel dread and apprehension.

Sickness, fatigue are speed bumps that are designed to slow us down, recoup and espouse a more natural pace. One small step at a time should be the rule, with summary, furtive and useful forrays into the past or the future. These forrays should only be about retrieving information that are relevent to our present situation or some happy memory to boost our morale and help us deal better with life's vagaries.

Our mind is like awild monkey in a cage, untamed it will werak havoc and upset our lives.