I was feeling nostalgic a while back, thinking of days that made me feel like the universe is working in every way possible to make me feel happy and ecstatic. And then it suddenly occurred to me - why can't I live some of those moments again by reaching out to such experiences once again. Can we?
In fact, life has given me such moments so many times that I could hardly recollect half of them. And each one of them was completely different from the others but equally heart warming. What's happening? I thought, how can I bring back and relive at least one of those moments!
Well, I then realized, one can only recreate situations but not experiences! You cannot enjoy that game, dance or kiss the same way you did back then! But then, I felt, life has more to offer, the same way it did a decade back and that every one of us is setup for a unique experience for every stage and moment of our life the minute we were born and this shall continues until we rest in peace!
To everyone enjoying those blissful moments of their youth, friendship, love, marriage, parenting, success, fame or whatever life has to offer that makes you feel wonderful, make the most of it, cherish it and treasure it, and never look back, for everything is just a fleeting moment in a finite life that never gives it again. All good things must end someday to make way for the others to come :-)
In fact, life has given me such moments so many times that I could hardly recollect half of them. And each one of them was completely different from the others but equally heart warming. What's happening? I thought, how can I bring back and relive at least one of those moments!
Well, I then realized, one can only recreate situations but not experiences! You cannot enjoy that game, dance or kiss the same way you did back then! But then, I felt, life has more to offer, the same way it did a decade back and that every one of us is setup for a unique experience for every stage and moment of our life the minute we were born and this shall continues until we rest in peace!
To everyone enjoying those blissful moments of their youth, friendship, love, marriage, parenting, success, fame or whatever life has to offer that makes you feel wonderful, make the most of it, cherish it and treasure it, and never look back, for everything is just a fleeting moment in a finite life that never gives it again. All good things must end someday to make way for the others to come :-)
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Life gives different experiences at different stages. Our reaction to those experiences depends on our state of mind. If our mind was full of thoughts, we might miss those moments which otherwise we would have enjoyed. Living in the moment is the mantra. That way happiness is the only outcome.
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@Prasad - True, we cannot enjoy what we don't have time and inclination for!
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I remember those long nights of our intellectual & stupendous conversations in Bellur Bus stand on starry nights, amidst mosquitoes & a cacophony of autos & buses. I'm so glad we didn't discuss how to settle down in life but talked about real learning, travel, relationships, passion, growth, & love,, things that really matter. The adversity of opportunities & finances didn't affect us. We took a pique into the future & it looked marvelous and full of opportunities.
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@Javad - True! Those days were some of the best lived days of my life and the point I want to emphasize here is that we have such moments passing by us everyday! Its really up to us to make the most of those moments as we cannot re-live any moment again. A celebration, an opportunity, an acquaintance or whatever this moment is offering, we should make it a habit to make the most of it :-)
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@Praveen- I once read an article on this very subject, though I struggle to recall the publication at the moment, that argued much the same point with a very strong emphasis on one thing: we as humans are creatures of habit, thus we attempt to seek out and recreate moments from our past that gave us joy, even when the situations may not be suitable to that particular emotion. In short, we seek the same scenarios hoping to relive past experiences, and in doing so risk going around in circles.
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@Prasad Botu- That is an excellent observation. When considering the world humanity had built for itself, we are surrounded by continuous white noise, such as who has the nicest car or highest paying job, that often times people spend their whole lives trying to climb that ladder that they miss the view. Personally I make a point in between classes to sit in the grass and just be there for twenty or thirty minutes a day. It really makes a difference!
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