Thought for the Day - Being Present and Being the Witness

It's a thought. Is being present the same as being the witness? Or does one help the other? I always considered them as different things. But then I thought, there could be a connection worth exploring.

Being present to me meant keeping thoughts of the past and the future away and staying present to what's happening 'here and now'.

Being a witness to me meant watching my actions and thoughts as if I were watching them and was not the doer. Keeping a distance from the doer.

But then, if I am the witness, I am detached. I am watching the present moment without any attachment. There is no fear attached to the present moment and I can stay present with no effort. 

Just a thought.