05-09-2006, 12:00 AM
i will agree with Zitter and Castor.
It's about being aware at the present moment. Living the now. Hmm.. and about valuing our time. If we realise our time is limited, deeply realise that, then lots of things become clear.
For example.. when you have your beloved person in front of you, the one who knows exactly what bottons to push in order to mage you angry(and you know hers/his bottons pretty well too), and at that moment-when we are ready to explode))- we think and feel that "the time i have with this wonderfull creature in front of me is limited, from what i know i may not see him/her again tomorrow" what will our reaction be? will we continue the argument??
when you have that tired cassier in a a public service who is impolite to you, what will we gain if we just start shouting and swearing to his face? will our job be done faster and better? will we be in a better mood afterwards?
each moment of our lives is a change of growth, of learning, of giving love.
If we manage to realise the temporary nature of our existence then.. nothing really remains to do but give our love to the people we love and to the world each moment.
We take the next moment for granted untill we realise we shouldn't.
Also by trying to maintain our awareness in the moment, after a while we actually start feeling that it is indeed us who hold this world and not vice versa. We feel our "effort" of holding this world's representations every step we take.
It's about being aware at the present moment. Living the now. Hmm.. and about valuing our time. If we realise our time is limited, deeply realise that, then lots of things become clear.
For example.. when you have your beloved person in front of you, the one who knows exactly what bottons to push in order to mage you angry(and you know hers/his bottons pretty well too), and at that moment-when we are ready to explode))- we think and feel that "the time i have with this wonderfull creature in front of me is limited, from what i know i may not see him/her again tomorrow" what will our reaction be? will we continue the argument??
when you have that tired cassier in a a public service who is impolite to you, what will we gain if we just start shouting and swearing to his face? will our job be done faster and better? will we be in a better mood afterwards?
each moment of our lives is a change of growth, of learning, of giving love.
If we manage to realise the temporary nature of our existence then.. nothing really remains to do but give our love to the people we love and to the world each moment.
We take the next moment for granted untill we realise we shouldn't.
Also by trying to maintain our awareness in the moment, after a while we actually start feeling that it is indeed us who hold this world and not vice versa. We feel our "effort" of holding this world's representations every step we take.