Even knowing this to be fact most will allow the mystery of life to take over their conscious mainframe. We go through the motions, but we’re not really that much in each of them as they pass through. This is fairly common behavior for most of us. We rarely live in the current moment and savor what it has to offer.
This is brought to light when we loose someone who was close to us. Once they are gone you try to remember the found memories and wish there had been more. You wonder did you take full advantage of all that was possible from that living soul. Perhaps you wish you had shared or given more. One thing is certain; once they’re gone the link is severed. All that is left are the memories of what was or could have been.
The older you get the more deaths you will experience. One could say death is a part of life. You are born and eventually all will die. Those are fixed points in time. Between those two points is where life happens. What you do with that relatively brief period of time in between those fixed points is the question, and your personal challenge.
Unfortunately far too many people spend the majority of their time worried about what they don’t have rather than what they have. Consequently they live with their blessings, but do not relish them. This is especially true about those who pursue success in the fields of art and entertainment. So much time is spent trying to get a “decent break” that very little is realized about the life that is happening in each and every moment along the way.
This is likewise true for those who pursue careers in the various fields of endeavor. If they are constantly looking forward to future gain there is a tendency not to see the current moments. Consequently the present is virtually “washed under the bridge with time.”
The only thing certain is that you cannot get back what was washed away. It is only real and present while you are in the present moment. Once it (time) is gone it’s eternally gone. Past moments never come back; only new ones arise to replace them.
I recently lost a dear friend. I was very fortunate to have spend a lot of quality moments with this person. Our time together was filled with joy and meaning. For my friend there will be a time of shock and mourning, but there will also be eternal good memories of the good times spent. This is not the way it happens most of the time.
We are not always in a situation where we can be in the presence of those whom we love so dearly. Since everyone has an obligation to live their lives with purpose and meaning we are usually doing what life compels us to do.
How many close relatives, friends or associates that you love so dearly, but are currently separated by the necessities of life? It’s not that we wish to be separated by time and space, but that is simply how life operates.
For the older bunch death is a reminder of how fragile life is. It begs us to pay more attention to the present moment because you truly don’t know when it may be your last encounter with someone. When you are in the moment doing what is offered that is all you can do. We need to constantly remind ourselves of this fact.
Try not to spend an inordinate amount of time on negative things and people. If they wish to remain habitually negative choose instead something that is more positive.
This is not to say that you should not help others that are in great need or to be less compassionate with people. However I am saying that for whatever reasons some people are just stuck on being perpetually negative and you are not obligated to swim in that “negative pool” with them. Offer to help them, but if they insist upon remaining in their negativity that is your signal to move on.
Whether you know it or not, your days in life are precisely numbered down to the second. Very few know when the wick will burn out, but we do know that eventually it will. Knowing this to be fact wouldn’t that encourage you to at least attempt to make the good moments out-number the bad, when there is a choice?
When you are in the company of people you love and admire make sure they know that you love and admire them. Spoken language seems to be the most understood.
When you send your children out into the world make sure they know how you feel about them. Hug them really tight.
When you part company with people of whom you are connected try to do so on a positive note. Part with a lasting joyous smile.
Try as best you can to make each last moment one with intentional and well-meaningful purpose. Live each moment with that kind of zest.
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