put off living and not living in the moment, anyone?
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“One of the most tragic things i know of human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the rose that are blooming outside our window”
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lol sounds like some essay question.Originally posted by Isis:“One of the most tragic things i know of human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the rose that are blooming outside our window”
what do u think ?
Yes... most of us are so often stuck in the content of our thoughts.. dwelling in past, avoiding the present, or seeking the future. Instead of really appreciating every moment in life...
Even if you're bankrupt, you are heading to the Court to sign some papers, you can still be present and mindful. People walk by, the bus comes, you enter the bus, you arrive at the Court, you sign some papers, and move into your friend's house, perhaps smaller but that is just so. The mind does not have to be agitated. We also don't have to be obsessed with wanting some fantastic future or spend our whole life trying to seek a better future... but learn to enjoy whatever is present, to embrace it, and at the same time doing our best for tomorrow. But this is the action of non-action, we do what we need to do without attachment to outcome. I think we should appreciate every moment as it is, not as a means to an end.
Life is short so no point dwelling too much into such things.. 10 years later or 100 years later, does anything we think now matter anymore? -
ah... meaningful.
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The paragraphs dawns to me that.. [ just my 2 cents of reflection ]
We almost always take things for granted. We seldom look harder enough with what we had now and appreciating enough with the people around us and what we have now. We only know its value until it is lost.
People tend to look at what they don't have and not what they already have.
Sometime, we tend to be so pre-occupoed with for example, to get a paid raise or scoring an A Grade or obessive in getting there perfect weight or boobs. We sometime fail to see that we can be happy and be contented despite what we had or don't have. -
But without the impetus to start our goals, tommorrow will still be the same old me. Society will be the same old society with the same old social ills and there will be no advancement. Sometimes, there's a need for a paradigm shift and sometimes, it's not worth the effort. But telling the truth, what tommorrow brings, nobody really knows.
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Not one, not two! Think about it. How to reconcile it. You might also want to think about "Time" itself. A moment in time, this moment in time (Rev 1.0)Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:But without the impetus to start our goals, tommorrow will still be the same old me. Society will be the same old society with the same old social ills and there will be no advancement. Sometimes, there's a need for a paradigm shift and sometimes, it's not worth the effort. But telling the truth, what tommorrow brings, nobody really knows. -
Plan and do what you need, but don't be attached to outcome. It doesn't contradict.Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:But without the impetus to start our goals, tommorrow will still be the same old me. Society will be the same old society with the same old social ills and there will be no advancement. Sometimes, there's a need for a paradigm shift and sometimes, it's not worth the effort. But telling the truth, what tommorrow brings, nobody really knows. -
So did you plan to die someday?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Plan and do what you need, but don't be attached to outcome. It doesn't contradict.
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erm.. out of topicOriginally posted by Herzog_Zwei:So did you plan to die someday? 
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Living and dying are the opposite sides of the same coin. If you can plan to live so must you plan on your death.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:erm.. out of topic -
I have never planned on my death yet, but sooner or later I will, and it is important.Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Living and dying are the opposite sides of the same coin. If you can plan to live so must you plan on your death.