Dogs live in the present. They don't worry about the future or think about what could be instead.
They are present in the present. The sights, sounds and smells. The wind in their hair and their ears. Tails wagging in your presence.
But there you are. Smiling but sulking inside. Wondering what will be. The next day. The year after that. Why? Why do humans have a problem with everything? With other humans, with the way things are, with the colours, the smells, everything. And they focus on changing it to suit their taste... ...which will not be to another's.
Dogs do not pay taxes, or have bank accounts, or even use money. They don't go to school or take out an insurance policy. They eat, drink, sleep and live life. Not always on their terms, but they make the most of what is around. What they have.
Humans need to be sure about the future. Even while some of them realise nothing is certain. They want a larger amount of stuff they already have for the future they know nothing about, And they hoard. Without using. It may be down to conditioning, but it is also down to greed. Wanting more. Wanting more and more. Wanting more than others have. And that's also why we have inflation. I think it's a form of greed. All of this.
Learn from dogs.