The Future Still Remains

10th July '11

Moving on. Two words that are used as simply as any other but these are the words that make us understand the meaning of life. Life itself is about moving on. Once I read a quote "We are all travelers to this time, this place. We are just passing by." Indeed, the world as such remains, it is us who are moving with time.

We as humans get attached to things very easily. It is very easy to love and the more you love the more difficult it is to let go. Many religions tell us to not believe in attachment. And also that your love and care should be no less than any other person. Just do not cling on if someone wants to leave.

We are no saints and it is not an easy task to be devoid of attachments. But to think of it won't life be much happier if we just enjoyed the moment and did not cling on to things and people? We never know when life would end, for us or for a loved one. Why not just keep happy memories and when things start getting sour, let them go. This way we would preserve the happy memories and think of that time as a good one.

"Sometimes we spoil a perfectly good thing in the want making it better." This quotation made me think about the time when I used to make drawings as a child. I did a sketch which would look perfectly okay but then I would color it in such a way that it would spoil the look the of the picture. My intentions were just to make it look better but I ended up spoiling it.

Some people cling on to things. You cannot keep collecting everything you like. One day you will run out of space to keep them. We have a limited space in this world and the only way to expand is to meet new people, have new experiences and let the old ones go. If the memories were good you can always cherish them but do not cease making new happier memories by clinging on to the old ones.

Death is the biggest teacher and the biggest lesson it gives is of letting go and also of how vulnerable we all are. It is indeed important to be happy today rather than worrying today about tomorrow's sorrows. If you ask a person who is going to die because of a disease he will not have wishes like becoming the head of a company or earning a lot of money. But his wishes will be simple that would give him happiness for the little while that he has.

So why not live in the same way. Enjoy little things, simple things. Sometimes looking at a sunset or walking in the rain brings much more happiness than a new laptop or buying an iphone. Tell people you love that you love them. Forgive the ones that have hurt you. Enjoy yourself and spend some time alone. These little things are what make us and others around us happy.

Planning the future is important but one should not be obsessed with their future so much that they compromise their present. Life teaches us to keep moving, keep traveling. "One good thing about disasters is that they give us an opportunity to begin again." A tragedy that changes the life of a person can make or break them. It is our choice whether we want to give in or find a new way.

The cosmos always wants us to reach our destiny which we never know of. So why fret about what may happen and why cry about things that did not happen. The world is round and whatever you give finds its way back to you.  so when you lose do not hold on, let go. Remember, "When all else is lost, the future still remains."