Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.
~ Marcus Aurelius
Dream Chaser – Joey Kidney
This is not rocket science.
You don’t have to ask a terminal patient what it’s like to be able to go through a normal day — merely breathing easy with their lungs, stealing smiles, feeling painless, and cherish and celebrate every single day of their remaining days; and at the same time also having to go through fear that — any one moment could be the end of their chapter.
Please take a moment and re-read what I just wrote above and please don’t rush there.
My grand mother who passed away 6 months ago opened me to this remarkable, starling realization without saying a word.
That to me ‘Memento Mori’ will always be of significant utility than ‘Carpe diem!’ aphorism.
To say the least —
I cannot emphasize enough that everyday’s a fresh road.
That yesterday ended and will never be the same way again.
That today will forever be the most important day of our entire one full life.
That we are ephemeral beings and so are our problems.
That, death is inevitable.
That nothing in life presented to you is not fresh.
I was close to losing a ‘Memento Mori’ medallion. In fact I had already given up the hope of finding it but as it turns out it found me. Again!
I almost passed out at my workplace. Reason: unknown. Prospective suspects: Might be because of exhaustion. Might be the stress. Might be because of poor eating habits. Might be because of lack of sleep.
Neil Strauss, “When cleaning a room, it often gets messy before it gets orderly. The same is often true for cleaning your mind. So be patient and persevere with your own journey. “The only way out is through”.
Question I’m pondering over:
What do I actually want?
I’ve admitted this for I can’t recall how many times but for sure — she’s my Her — that I had forever been searching for.
No lies. She makes me feel like I’m the start and I’m the end of her.
No lies: It’s all about, all the love and all the feels and all these ephemeral precious moments we expend together.
I only wish I can reciprocate a fraction of what she does for me.
For, she has never failed to amaze me with her pure love and grace.
For, she has always been there for me even when I’m not with myself.