Some days I felt confused and didn’t know how the time passed so soon. Some days I wonder what we are busy for. Then, what will you do or find something to support you to keep moving on? Have you ever thought what our mission ought to be in this life?
I just heard of an elder lady got cancer yesterday. As my mom told me, she almost dedicated herself to her family and work. But she never paid attention to her health. She ignored a several signs of her illness. She was overloaded with works and works. She thought she just got tired. Who would think of such thing happened on one’s prime of life? No one could accept the bad news as the doctor announced how many days she left.
I ever saw and knew most parents work hard through their lives but seldom spend money for themselves. What they do and concern is all about their children. So did this ill lady. She seemed never let herself to enjoy her life. I thought the best change was her two children became responsible after she got sick. It’s indeed a cruel lesson for all.
A friend sent me one story a few weeks ago. There was a man who never stopped his steps in his world. One day a wisdom finally caught up with him and asked why he always rushed to somewhere, he answered the death kept in step with him, so he ran fast to leave the death behind. The wisdom then asked, why did you think that way instead of the death should be in front of you? Why didn’t you just slow down to feel and enjoy every moment you have?
How about your views from the metaphor of this story? And then what would you make changes in your own world?
These days I have a few rough thoughts. Everyday we rush here and there. We race against time. Some days we lived without any focus and lost our faith. Could we just sit for a while to feel a peaceful moment? Could we just treat ourselves generously while healthy? Could we be a bit selfish and willful sometimes to care more about ourselves? It seems easy but actually not for some people.
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great post, elaine!! thank you for sharing this wisdom. i definitely think it's too common for people to rush too much and miss out on enjoying life. or they feel they have no choice and must be miserable, when they have more choices than they realize. sometimes happiness is within our power, we just need to make a change, in our life or perspective.
personally, i do not know if there is life after death, so i live as if there were none. i try to be happy in this life. and make this life what i want it to be. and a reasonable and healthy amount of selfishness i think is good. which means caring about yourself, but being balanced and caring for others as well.
wishing you peace and joy in your life :)
what a great comment, katie! thanks for sharing your wisdom here. your words "live as if there were none" just remind me of the post regarding "my bucket list". maybe it's a good timing to examine how many items i had done or failed.
and you really give the key points about selfishness-reasonable and healthy. i think people have different values, so the scale might be different in their life. i expect myself to learn well in "balance".
sending my blessings and wishing you happiness all the time~
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