The power of now

I fail to understand why people bother with such small and petty things when you have this bigger, beautiful picture to look at.
It's like only focusing on a corner of a painting, or only trying the icing on the cake and saying the cake is bad.
When I look at the stars, I do not only see the star that shines the brightest, I see all of the stars, seemingly so close together, but light years apart. Every one of them brighter than the other, or at least it seems that way for a moment.
So why not take life as you go? Why worry about the little inconveniences that have long since past, or have yet to come?
What's wrong with now? Now seems a pretty good place to be in. The now opens up many possibilities and outcomes, so why not focus on that?
If you think about how great it would be to just put it all behind you and start living a new life, but worry about how it might intervene with your routine, why even think? Act.
The now is a great place to act, to start something. Something greater. Something beautiful.
What is so great about your routine anyways? You're obviously miserable doing it, as specified by the simple fact that you're fantasizing about something else. Maybe, something more exciting or simply something that will make you happier in the long run.
The now has no place for details and plans. It only has enough space to make you act on your thoughts, instead of just thinking them.
Do you know that moment, when you're looking into someone's eyes, but aren't sure if you should kiss them because of how they might react?
I can bet that no matter the outcome, if you kissed them, you wouldn't regret it. However, if you didn't, you'd spend a life time thinking of might could have been. If only you have acted on it.
This is a perfect example of what's wrong with people nowadays. They are too structured. Not enough spontaneity. Too much thinking.
Sometimes, it's good to go with your instincts instead of worrying about the consequences. If not all the time.
What do you think, how great people become great people? By being in a position of power? No. By being genetically predisposed to be one? No. An act of fate? Maybe.
I'm sure of one thing, most didn't get to that position by worrying about every detail. Instead, they seized the moment and took their lives by the neck, leading it into a brighter tomorrow.
So what are you waiting for?
The moment is here.
Seize it.