In this Life

In this life there are so many things.
Things that distract from other things.
We miss so many things due to things that distract.
Now maybe you think that my speech is directed towards technology and the distractions it brings.
But I speak even of simpler things.
For you hear the ding of a microwave and part of your conversation gets faded.
You suddenly remember that chore that needs to be done, cutting into the time spent together.
Even simpler you see.
Even at night alone in the quiet, solitude your companion.
Even here you will find that the mind wonders.
Following the most subtle of distractions.
Taking our thoughts in a different direction.
For some the distractions found in those quiet moments are positive.
For others there is a battle.
A battle we would be shameful to forget.
Least the battle become our own.