All of us adults probably admit to feeling anxiety at some point in our lives. It is that great uncertainty about what will happen, or that situation in which we do not know where it is going to end that we find disconcerting.... And if one tries to locate in time the origin of that great restlessness, we generally come to the conclusion that it is in the future, we are worrying about things that have not happened yet.

Of course, there are some present things that can generate anxiety, such as the diagnosis of a serious illness, a financial problem, among others. But it is the projection of those problems that will make anxiety grow and rob us of peace in the present. So we begin to imagine what the future will be like with those situations or difficulties. We start to ruminate those thoughts. So, the words of that doctor seemed very logical to me.

However, as time has gone by I have been thinking about this issue and trying to put it in perspective. If the phrase Anxiety is too much future were absolute, perhaps someone would conclude that to avoid "anxiety" one must avoid "too much future". But would that be true?

We regularly think about our future, where we will live, what project we will carry out, what our children will be like, and even things in the very short term, such as imagining eating the breakfast we are preparing. Is that wrong? I put the magnifying glass on that.

The student who starts a medical career has probably had "too much future", imagining himself practicing his profession, applying the knowledge he will acquire to help others, especially his family. That projection not only helped him choose what to study, but will also help him continue and complete his education when the hard times come. Remembering that future will be beneficial to him.

The farmer who sows his seed corn does so with hope. Surely, he will have imagined several things that he will be able to make when harvest time comes: arepas, cachapas, mazamorra... things that are normally made in Venezuela. And on several occasions some of them have told me: "Adrian, I am planting a corn to eat some cachapas together ". I answer them: "I'll buy the cheese!" What time is he located in? The "too much future" he has will make him keep going to the place where he planted, keep working in spite of the weather and fight to protect all the plants.

And finally, when we start preparing breakfast, who is imagining that he will be unpleasant to eat it? We are drinking the water for the coffee with optimism, that in a short time we will have a cup of a delicious and hot drink. When? In a few minutes... Yes, future. And we make that projection every day, if we cook every day.

Is there anxiety in such cases? Hardly. The future this time is associated with hope, optimism... So the positive reigns in these projections about the future, regardless of whether we are talking about years, months or minutes. So the positive reigns in these projections about the future, regardless of whether we are talking about years, months, or minutes. Is there anything wrong if I have "too much future" of this type? I don't think so.

Because of all this, I have come to this conclusion: the phrase "Anxiety is too much future" is incomplete, it is only part of the definition of the problem. Although it is true that there is a great deal of uncertainty or concern about what is going to happen, it does not tell us everything about what is happening, since we can have "too much future" of other things and it will not generate anxiety. Rather, I believe that the regularity of that kind of content in the imagination will help every day to add colors, objects, smells, shapes, people, sounds, tastes, textures and light to that future that is expected.

In conclusion, I wish to have "too much future" of hope, because I wish for a better future for myself and my loved ones. I wish to have "too much future" faith, because I wish to strengthen my conviction that better times will come. I wish to have "too much future" optimism, because of what I see others doing and doing to improve the present. All this will keep my mind and heart at peace, mitigating anxiety, restlessness and uncertainty. I wish to have "too much future".