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That's a good article, and I can definitely see how it applies to spending time with young children. However, if you don't have children (like myself), I'm not sure if I like the idea it's promoting. It's kind of saying that my life is going to get progressively worse over time, so I need to cherish what I have now. I'd rather be grateful for what I have now, but also work hard to build an even better life in the future.

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It's not so much that your life will get worse, but that at some point in the future everything you have now will be taken from you (ultimately by death). When these things are taken away, will you assign different value to them? Maybe you will wish you just be and experience them one more time. Well you can! Right now... right whereever you are.

It applies to everything; the people around you, the leaves on the trees, the sky, your computer, everything. If you are able to develop a strong attention on the present you can even develop "flow" around everyday things like washing the dishes or walking. Normally people require more intense experience like driving fast or listening to music to achieve this state, but it can be achieved anytime anywhere. That's what will tie it all together and hopefully leave you with no regrets as time passes.

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