No matter what, Life simply goes on!
Life is programmed to go on. Something terrible happens
to you. You lose your job or a lot of money or someone you love. You are in
shock. You are numbed. But Life goes on. You struggle for a while with your new
reality. But over time – could be a few hours, months or even years –
eventually, you find your rhythm back with Life. And you too move on – because there’s
no other way forward!
To be sure, it’s perfectly alright to move on. Because
that’s what Life is all about – it is like a river, never-stopping, ever
flowing. You find yourself lost or searching for meaning or feel incomplete
because you are held hostage by your mind. Here’s a little secret – you don’t
need your mind to live! Seriously. When you are present
in the moment, in the now, there is no mind involved. The human
mind only thrives in the past – clinging on to memories – or in the future –
going on worrying about things that really have not happened!
Understand that the mind and Life can never be in sync.
They don’t tango at all. This explains why we all suffer when faced with pain
or have to deal with uncomfortable situations in Life. Let’s say someone you
love is dead. By the time you confirm the person’s death, a new moment has
arrived. In that moment, there’s just you. Not that person. There’s nothing
wrong with that moment per se. It is just a new reality that going forward in
Life it is just you. So the moment, the new reality, is not capable of causing
you any suffering. However, your mind is fully capable of causing you agony,
distress, grief and suffering. It will go on reminding you that the person you
love isn’t there. And through that incessant reminding you wallow in grief,
wondering how beautiful Life would have been had this person not died at all. Or
you may spend time worrying about how fearful the future looks without this person
for company. The truth is that even your present is beautiful and so may be
your future – surely, you can never say it will be otherwise because it has not
even arrived! When you recognize that it is always your mind working up your grief
or drumming up your fears, you learn to appreciate the present and to actually
move on!
To live Life fully, you have to learn to stop getting
stuck with the past or fear the future – essentially stop allowing the mind to
lead you – and simply flow with Life, moving on from one new moment to another!
When you are not controlled by your mind, when you are present in the moment,
you are in tune with Life. Then you see the magic and beauty in every moment.
And you experience bliss!
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