To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present. ↗
I'm obviously aware that people are quite focused on the economy rather than foreign policy issues, but that is something that should and can be altered as people see the nature of the threats around the world that we face. ↗
For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power. ↗