No 100 of Living Life Series 1
Many seek fulfilment in life. Yet reality or truth is not straight forward and difficult to percieve. Profound and complex as it seems to be, it is simple if we can see with our mental eyes not covered by dust of ignorance. Who, brethren, is near and far from fulfilment? Who, brethren, is wiser and who is more fulfilled, satisfied and at peace with life? Who has more life in life? Who is more happy and who is in torment with more craving and wants?
Is he the one who is rich but never have enough, or, the one who has not much and is contented with his lot but yet has enough to spare?
Is he amongst the very rich who beg and yearn for more, or the not-so-rich but who can afford to spare a dime or two?
Is he the one who is amongst the best of the best in skills and knowledge with strings of degrees but who always want and hanker for more? Such persons may often despise themselves and want to be better than the Joneses in the whole wide world. To put it bluntly, they want to be better than the best and live in fear that some others will better them. They struggle on and are swallowed up by the burning flurry of their desires.
Are they more blessed than those who are less learned and with less paper qualifications but better able to put their limited skills and know-how and institutional knowledge to good use for themselves and for society? The latter have learnt from hands-on exposure and from working with others. They are rich in life blessings and yet relatively poor or limited in endowment. They have ample resources to make life work for them and for others. They struggle less and have more contentment and fulfilment. Over time, they do keep up with knowledge. They do not toil and lust for more paper qualifications but have no problem in gathering more....over time.
But is the one who gives up and wastes away life by doing nothing more at peace than every one else? Surely not, for he finds no meaning but wallows in denial and says life is unfair and unkind to him. Yet, he does not lift a finger but is swallowed up by his sloth and torpor. He never tries enough and grumbles incessantly.
Such is the truth and paradox of life. Blessed are the contented who are less endowed and more often at peace than those who are more endowed but clanker for more. They are also more blessed than those who give up, waste away life in sloth and torpor, surrender life to denial and say life is not kind to them.
This is the truth of life which we often forget when we are carried away by worldy drives of yin and yang. The profound truth is indeed simple but difficult to perceive. But do be mindful and be at peace with life. Only then can we be truly richer and wiser in truth of life even when still moving on with life of yin and yang, of trials and tribulations.
Cheers. Be reminded that we must be wise to the inner truth that is profound, yet simple and at same time difficult to perceive. Who is near and who is far from fulfilment? The truth of this is truly profound and yet simple. There is more to it than meets the eyes. The rich in blessings may feel poor and the less endowed may feel rich and fulfilled indeed. Such paradox can be jarring reality in the true world..... and are lessons we can learn from life.
Is he the one who is rich but never have enough, or, the one who has not much and is contented with his lot but yet has enough to spare?
Is he amongst the very rich who beg and yearn for more, or the not-so-rich but who can afford to spare a dime or two?
Is he the one who is amongst the best of the best in skills and knowledge with strings of degrees but who always want and hanker for more? Such persons may often despise themselves and want to be better than the Joneses in the whole wide world. To put it bluntly, they want to be better than the best and live in fear that some others will better them. They struggle on and are swallowed up by the burning flurry of their desires.
Are they more blessed than those who are less learned and with less paper qualifications but better able to put their limited skills and know-how and institutional knowledge to good use for themselves and for society? The latter have learnt from hands-on exposure and from working with others. They are rich in life blessings and yet relatively poor or limited in endowment. They have ample resources to make life work for them and for others. They struggle less and have more contentment and fulfilment. Over time, they do keep up with knowledge. They do not toil and lust for more paper qualifications but have no problem in gathering more....over time.
But is the one who gives up and wastes away life by doing nothing more at peace than every one else? Surely not, for he finds no meaning but wallows in denial and says life is unfair and unkind to him. Yet, he does not lift a finger but is swallowed up by his sloth and torpor. He never tries enough and grumbles incessantly.
Such is the truth and paradox of life. Blessed are the contented who are less endowed and more often at peace than those who are more endowed but clanker for more. They are also more blessed than those who give up, waste away life in sloth and torpor, surrender life to denial and say life is not kind to them.
This is the truth of life which we often forget when we are carried away by worldy drives of yin and yang. The profound truth is indeed simple but difficult to perceive. But do be mindful and be at peace with life. Only then can we be truly richer and wiser in truth of life even when still moving on with life of yin and yang, of trials and tribulations.
Cheers. Be reminded that we must be wise to the inner truth that is profound, yet simple and at same time difficult to perceive. Who is near and who is far from fulfilment? The truth of this is truly profound and yet simple. There is more to it than meets the eyes. The rich in blessings may feel poor and the less endowed may feel rich and fulfilled indeed. Such paradox can be jarring reality in the true world..... and are lessons we can learn from life.
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