Last week I began listing a few quotes by none other than Einstein, as I saw them on the Mr. Self-Development site. I’ll be continuing that for the next couple of weeks. This week’s quote might surprise you.
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
Now who would have thought Einstein had anything in common with a romance writer? And yet here it is, proof. Never let it be said science-guys can’t be romantic!
Of course, one of the things Einstein was reminding us is that we need to focus on what we’re doing. And while that’s probably more in line with what most science-types would say, he said it in such a way that could appeal to the rest of us.
This is so fitting for me these days, because I’m putting together some ideas for my next project. My hero, whose name isn’t quite nailed down yet, will be someone who always strives for more — for his future. And my heroine, whose name, I think, will be Meg, was separated from her parents at a young age and is always trying to recreate the past. Neither one of them are focused on the present.
Have you ever been guilty of this? I know I have. Sometimes in the past, when I bought a pretty blouse or dress or trinket I’d think – I won’t use this now, I’ll save it for a special occasion. Time passed and pretty soon I’d realize I’ve never used my pretty-new-whatever-it-is. When I finally took it out, it occurred to me how much time I’d wasted by not enjoying it, simply because I was saving it for another day in the future.
As I’ve gotten older I’m better at enjoying the present. Perhaps because I realize the future doesn’t stretch out as far as it once seemed to do!
In any case, that’s my thought for the week. Remember to enjoy the present, to focus on what is worthy to be focused on. For a filter of what’s worthy to focus on, pass your thoughts through Philippians 4:8&9, where Paul told us: fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you have learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Here’s to a week of focusing on the right things!
That phrase is great! I mean scientists are so brilliant that if they want to teach something to the mass they do it by telling them almost what they want to hear or what they are able to understand. The basics, as you say, is: Improving focus. But I have to admit that at the beginning I thought that it was going to be:
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is GAY” haha, but fortunately it didn´t say that.
Anywaus, Einstein is a genious and it doesn´t surprise me that these words came out of him.
Cheers,
Juñes