What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what gets you out of bed in the mornings, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.
Father Pedro Arrupe, 1907-1991
Spanish Priest, Doctor and Social Activist
This came to me as I sat in the coffee shop waiting for lunch today.
The human life span is alarmingly short in the grand scheme of things. Conventional wisdom would have it that since the age of about 20-30 most people are preparing for life of the next generation. But how are my memories going to be preserved? In fact how are the memories of this generation going to propagate? Will it be encoded in the genes as some have speculated in the past in the form of racial memories? Customs? Rituals…
On a personal level are my lessons learnt going to be passed down? Verbal means already being an inefficient means of communication, can we better ensure that the next and future generations can learn from our mistakes? Maybe this is god’s way of playing a joke on us – imperfet and keep on making the same mistakes?
Comforting words!
Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
Alan Cohen
Inspirational Author, Speaker and Teacher
Seems to me that many (if not all) religions* give comfort and hope to people for what happens “after”. However, are all of them equally active in doing some good now, in this world we live in? I salute those people who give selflessly to improve the lives of fellow human beings who may or may not have the same beliefs.
* Including notorious cults.
A good quote for Friday afternoon!
The difference between try and triumph is a little ‘umph’.
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