How does it feel to always be on our toes even whilst sleeping at night - fearing that a sudden earthquake may bring our homes to pieces in split seconds? To worry that we may not have any more safe, fresh water to drink the next day? To not have any electricity to keep warm in the midst of extreme cold weather? To never see a lost loved one ever again?
When life is so fragile and precious, it really seems silly to get stresed up by small daily matters. I feel guilty of getting caught up in petty concerns, sweating over stuffs that will not matter in the end. Of not loving enough. Not giving enough.
What are the things that truly matters for you, at the end of your time on earth? Do them now...Keep them in your heart.
Let's take a few moments everyday to pray for Japan. May its courageous people inspire us to live our lives more compassionately, more graciously and in gratitude. Our souls walk with them together.
Om Shanti.
3 comments:
Everyday is like a reincarnation, where we are born anew when we wake up. So each moment that we experience is fresh, never to repeat itself, like the clouds in the sky. It's only our habitual mind that believes each day is just another day, thus failing to see the wonder that we are still breathing, that prana is still flowing in us. Staying in gratitude is to be mindful of this miracle of our aliveness. Thanks for your post.
If this is your last day on earth, what is it that you want to do?
This should tell you what you really want to do.
Dear Ju Lee, indeed indeed, we need to constantly check on our habitual mind! :B
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