Live life to the limit - Do it!
Written on Friday, 4 of September, 2009 at 7:01 am
I have been going through the list of my recent activities for the past few months and for some reason, nothing seems to fall under the fulfillment house. Is it me or is it just because I’m depressed?
I remember Pierre, my sister’s friend whom I met last August 25. During the course of our conversation, we got into asking for our first impressions or observations. He shared that based from our stories for the past two hours, he finds that I actually have every reason to be happy, but I’m not. Pierre also gave lots of advice and shared several of his experiences that Anne and I might be able to relate to – from the importance of having a pure heart, to how to be organized and free-spirited at the same time.
After that talk, I remembered my friend Mark saying the exact same thing about me – I have every reason to be happy, but I’m not. I decided to delve more into myself to check what’s the cause of my unhappiness… and I remembered Pierre’s advice on the importance of living in the now and cherishing each moment as if it was your last… that you can only do that when you’re with a person if you forget or do not compare your current experience with what you had with that person in the past, AND if you do not have any expectations of that person in the future. If I’m able to do that, then, and only then will I be able to sever myself from the bonds of suffering and being unhappy.
Since I was in elementary, one of my favorite mantra is Carpe Diem. That worked for me and I was happy. I didn’t realize that I have gradually turned my back on it until August 25. I forgot how to cherish each moment, I kept comparing it to the past and I kept looking forward to the future…
Having realized it now, I just wish I’ll be able to gradually be genuinely happy again and seize the day, as if it is my last. As Pope Paul VI wonderfully phrased it,
“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.”
Category: mumblings, tips and tricks, lifestyle, my discovery
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