You have to be able to be open to what's happening in the present
moment - with people, with events. But because of fear, you are
slipping further and further behind.
You're locked in the past. You think that ideas that you had are
exactly what's happening. You're not paying attention to the things
that around you.
Because paying attention is hard and it's difficult and it means
letting go of some of your most cherished ideas about the
world and just be open to experience.
** to love,
protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you **
He described the picture as his most
cherished possession.