How do we know when to quit,when to slow down? Life seems to go by faster as you grow older. I have wishlists, unfulfilled dreams about places I want to visit, desires to meet people who will make me look at the world differently, to experience all the flavors in life, to just explore. We all want different things in life - some want to accumulate wealth, some knowledge and some experiences and some just want to lead a life in simple appreciation and meditation. There is no right or wrong way of living, only right or wrong reasons for the paths we choose in life.
We venture out on our own in our late teens, armed and molded into what our parents want us to be. Very few of us are fortunate enough to know what they want from life at that early age. Most of our dreams and life path have already been chalked by our parents - consciously or sub-consciously making our lives a by-product of the lives our parents dreamed of. Ultimately we end up just proxy living, or just existing, squandering away the opportunity to experience life as uniquely as we can.
Where is life? In our breath, in our memories, in others memories? If life is all about moments, and every moment is past, what is real? When I look back, the highlights of my life are random moments when I was present, not just the milestones. We are composites of not only our genetic makeup and upbringing, but also every person, every experience that we let touch us emotionally. A hug, a smile, a glance, kind and loving words, all collected and assimilated into our very core being. I am not what I was a year ago - we all change, we have to or we stop living.
Life is magical, I want to dream of magic - every snowflake, every sunset, every cloud formation, every breath a miracle. Scientific facts and reasoning is all fine, but at this stage of my life, I want to experience life through the eyes of a child - looking at every incident of life with wonder. As we grow older, there is a tendency for drabness to set in - with all our responsibilities, and just the day to day activities to exist. We all need a dash of magic, of wishful thinking, of dreaming of stars and far away lands, Dream of fairies, of powers beyond our understanding.
A healthy dose of escapism never did harm anybody. Some take to mind altering drugs,some to fantasy books. some turn to music or movies, and some take repose in their imagination - day dreaming. Looking at our day beyond our work, bills, relationship issues, is how we discover life.
We venture out on our own in our late teens, armed and molded into what our parents want us to be. Very few of us are fortunate enough to know what they want from life at that early age. Most of our dreams and life path have already been chalked by our parents - consciously or sub-consciously making our lives a by-product of the lives our parents dreamed of. Ultimately we end up just proxy living, or just existing, squandering away the opportunity to experience life as uniquely as we can.
Where is life? In our breath, in our memories, in others memories? If life is all about moments, and every moment is past, what is real? When I look back, the highlights of my life are random moments when I was present, not just the milestones. We are composites of not only our genetic makeup and upbringing, but also every person, every experience that we let touch us emotionally. A hug, a smile, a glance, kind and loving words, all collected and assimilated into our very core being. I am not what I was a year ago - we all change, we have to or we stop living.
Life is magical, I want to dream of magic - every snowflake, every sunset, every cloud formation, every breath a miracle. Scientific facts and reasoning is all fine, but at this stage of my life, I want to experience life through the eyes of a child - looking at every incident of life with wonder. As we grow older, there is a tendency for drabness to set in - with all our responsibilities, and just the day to day activities to exist. We all need a dash of magic, of wishful thinking, of dreaming of stars and far away lands, Dream of fairies, of powers beyond our understanding.
A healthy dose of escapism never did harm anybody. Some take to mind altering drugs,some to fantasy books. some turn to music or movies, and some take repose in their imagination - day dreaming. Looking at our day beyond our work, bills, relationship issues, is how we discover life.
