Occasionally, i'll visit websites of my friends, read their blog entries for their recent developments in life. Seems that one of them isn't doing so well and feeling the blues. I'll do a little reflection here and my friend, if you do read this, i hope it will provide you some comfort and that you may start off on a new journey as a better person. ~ for the rest, haha, it's no harm reading!=)
Maybe i'll start off with a quote from Thay Thich Nhat Hanh ~
"If we really understood and remembered that life was impermanent, we would do everything we could to make the other person happy right here and right now. If we spend twenty-four hours being angry at our beloved, it is because we are ignorant of impermanence."
I hope this quote from Thay will help to awaken the innate positive strength that is within you. Strength and answers that you need comes from within you, not outside. If you think you do not have the ability to do what's possible and need help from some external source to make your beloved happy, it's because you forgotten faith.
Here's an extract (it's some paragraphs from a book read earlier) from one of my earlier post ~ "Faith does not require a belief system, and it is not necessarily connected to a deity or God, though it doesn't deny one. This faith is not a commodity we either have or don't have - it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust our own deepest experience.
Faith is the beginning of all good things. No matter what we encounter in life, it is faith that enables us to try again, to trust again, to love again. Even in times of immense suffering , it is faith that enables us to relate to the present moment in such a way that we can go on, we can move forward, instead of becoming lost in resignation or despair. Faith links our present day experience, whether wonderful or terrible, to the underlying pulse of life itself.
A capacity for this type of faith is inherent in every human being. We might not recognise it or know how to nuture it, but we can learn to do both."
Friend, have faith! I'm sure you can uncover the answers that you need. It's all in you. =)
At the same time, i had a small talk with a couple of colleagues earlier in the day. I'm putting this down as we started with the above quote. I felt this saying by Thay is very true and down to earth. In my readings, i came across the fact that some people on their deathbed, mostly regret the last moments they have with some of their loved ones were not happy ones. Otherwise, it's the lack of quality time together, regretting not spending enough time with the people they loved.
I'm sure most of us knows all these but do we actualise it? That's the crux. Answer, usually "No". What happens? People can't let go and they suffer. So, the next question that i popped to them ~ Can you truly let go when it is time to go? Their answers, a very firm "Yes". This part sank my heart - self-delusion seems to be strong with them. It is good they felt confident to do so but the important word here is "truly".
There are people who practised the art of letting go in their whole lifetime and still failed the test when the time comes. What makes it possible for these colleagues of mine to pass the test without practising? I'm not saying that it is impossible but liken to any student taking their exams ~ what are the rates of a student passing without studying? You and i know, it's one in a million.
I'm still practising.=) What about you?
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