Are you an over-planner? It could be that you want to be efficient and make sure you get the most important things done. But there’s a downside to this approach, which is that the very most important thing gets left out.

And what is that? To be just present. It’s only when you are really present that you can fully enjoy life. It’s only when present that you can fully give yourself to life – to your loved ones, to your work, to your world.

This story draws you into the world of a King who has used his immense power to micro-manage everything in his Kingdom. Then the story carries you along with the mysterious transformation that overcomes the King: he finds himself to be a simple sailor, working on a ship whose destination is only ever revealed as “East, always East”.

Let this story draw you into the perfection of the present, as seen through the King’s eyes. You might rediscover some of the things that your plans have been sweeping away, and get a reminder of the blessing that is right here under your nose, just waiting for your presence.