The drama of Life can be so consuming that we actually miss much of the experience of being alive. We are drawn into the drama of our own lives and sometimes even more so by the drama in the lives of others. Add to this the drama from the news, movies, internet and books!
Hypnotized and intoxicated by this collective drama-life, we constantly anticipate, worry about, and look forward to what will happen next, instead of experiencing what is happening now.
It would be such a tragedy to reach the end of our life and look back only to realize we weren't even present for most of it!