The Present by Spencer Johnson

This is one of the short, to-the-point and fantastic books that I have read. It is short as it has only 103 pages, to-the-point because of its no-nonsense writing and fantastic due to its teachings. Its teachings are simple yet powerful.

The main content is about a story about the life of a man, whom has an old man as a mentor. The old man taught him about the Present, which is really living in the present, focusing on what one is doing and enjoying the things he or she is doing. It continued with while living in the present, one has to review the past to learn the mistakes made and to better the present. Then, to complete the picture, one has also to plan for the future in the present so that one can have a better future. Lastly, one must have a purpose in life, to better other people's life.

There are many phrases and sentences which have quite an impact to me. One being "Pain is the difference between what is, and what you want it to be." How true. What type of pain or how long your want the pain to be there is all dependent on yourself. This is just one of the numerous teachings from this book. I would recommend all to get hold of this book and read it.