Certainly it is important to put some thought into what I am going to do today, or tomorrow, or even next week. After all I have to eat something, and I will have to find a new spot to boondock my van. But really the thought – philosophy – needs to go into how I am living my life, how will I feel as I die, and whether I can help other beings with these problems. These are questions that we can only resolve by living them, experiencing them in the present.