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It'
snotbadorgood,itjustis."
Anexample:
Inmyrecentpost,ABeautifulMethodtoFindPeaceofMind,quiteafewcommentersthoughtmyoutlookwasnegative,pessimistic,orfatalistic…becauseIsaidyoushouldexpectpeopletomessup,expectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned,andthatyoushouldembracethat.
It'
stoonegativetoexpectthingstogowrong,theysaid.However:
sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegative.Ifyoujudgeitasbad.
Instead,youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworks—asthewaythingsactuallyare.Andtrytounderstandwhythatis,andembraceit.Asitis.
Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo:
whetheritbehowotherpeopleactatwork,howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey'
rethatway.
llsaveyoualotofgrief,becauseyou'
llnolongersay,"
Oh,Iwishthingsdidn'
tsuck!
"
Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?
Notatall.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan'
tacceptthingsastheyare,butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchange,oflearningandgrowing.
Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?
Again,that'
sassumingthatit'
sabadplacerightnow.Butinstead,youcouldsaytheworldisjustwhatitis—andthat'
sneithergoodnorbad.Youcansaythatyou'
llcontinuetotrytodothingstohelpothers,togrowasaperson,tomakeadifferenceinthisworld—notbecauseyou'
resuchabadpersonnow,ortheworldsucks,butbecausethat'
sthepathyouchoosetotake,becauseyouenjoythatpath.
Asyoucatchyourselfjudging,andwishingfordifferent—andwealldoit—tryadifferentapproach:
accept,andunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.
(二)
Whatwouldyoudoifyouonlyhadashorttimetolive?
shard,fromwithinthestormofeverydaylife,toseethingswithrealperspective,toknowwhat'
simportantandwhat'
ssimplypressingonourconsciousnessrightnow,demandingattention.
Wehavepeopleemailingusforinformationandrequestingaction,wehavephonecallsandvisitorsandalongto-dolistandamillionchoresanderrandstorunandalloftheslingsandarrowsofourdailyreality…andyet,whatisimportant?
Askyourselfthis:
ifyousuddenlyfoundoutyouonlyhad6monthstolive(forwhateverreason),wouldthethinginfrontofyoumattertoyou?
Wouldthose20emailswaitingforaresponsematter?
Wouldthepaperworkwaitingtobeprocessedmatter?
Wouldtheworkyou'
redoingmatter?
Wouldthemeetingsyou'
resupposedtohavematter?
Wouldabigcarandnicehouseandhigh-payingjobandcoolcomputerandmobiledeviceandniceshoesandclothesmatter?
I'
mnotsayingtheywouldn’tmatter…butit'
simportanttoaskyourselfiftheywould.
Whatwouldmattertoyou?
Formanyofus,it'
sthelovedonesinourlives.Ifwedon'
thavelovedones…maybeit'
stimewestartedfiguringoutwhy,andaddressingthat.Maybewehaven'
tmadetimeforothers,forgettingoutandmeetingothersandhelpingothersandbeingcompassionateandpassionateaboutothers.Maybewehaveshutourselvesinsomehow.Ormaybewedohavelovedonesinourlives,butwedon’tseemtohavethetimewewanttospendwiththem.
Whenwasthelasttimeyoutoldyourlovedonesyoulovedthem?
Spentgoodqualitytimewiththem,beinginthemoment?
Formanyofus,doingworkthatmatters…wouldmatter.Thatmightmeanhelpingothers,ormakingavitalcontributiontosociety,orcreatingsomethingbrilliantandinspiring,orexpressingourselvessomehow.It’snotthemoneythatmatters,buttheimpactofthework.Areyoudoingworkthatmatters?
Formanyofus,experiencinglifewouldmatter—reallybeinginthemoment,findingpassioninourlives,seeingtheworldandtraveling,orjustseeingtheworldthat’saroundusrightnow,beingwithgreatpeople,doingamazingthings,eatingamazingfood,playing.
Thesearejustafewideas…butwhatwouldmattertoyou?
Ihighlyrecommendthatyouspendatleastalittletimenow,andregularly,thinkingaboutthisquestion…figuringoutwhatreallymatters…andlivingalifethatshowsthis.
Howdoyoulivealifethatputsagreatemphasisonwhatmatters?
Startbyfiguringoutwhatmatters,andwhatdoesn'
t.Theneliminateasmuchasyoucanofthestuffthatdoesn'
tmatter,oratleastminimizeittotheextentpossible.Makeroomforwhatdoesmatter.
Makethetimeforwhatdoesmatter…today.Putitonyourschedule,anddon'
tmissthatappointment.Makethosetoughdecisions—becausechoosingtolivealifethatisfilledwiththeimportantstuffmeansmakingchoices,andthey’renotalwayseasychoices.Butitmatters.
Spendtimewithyoursignificantother,showthemhowimportanttheyare.Takethetimetocuddlewithyourchild,toreadwithher,toplaywithher,tohavegoodconversationswithher,totakewalkswithher.Taketimetobeinnature,toappreciatethebeautyoftheworldaroundus.Taketimetosavorthelittlepleasuresinlife.
Becausewhileyoumightnothaveonly6monthstolive,I'
mheretobreakthenewstoyou:
youreallydoonlyhaveashorttimetolive.Whetherthat'
s6months,6yearsor60…it'
sbuttheblinkofaneye.
Thelifeyouhaveleftisagift.Cherishit.Enjoyitnow,tothefullest.Dowhatmatters,now.
(三)
ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Inthosetimes,wedidn'
thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.SothemasterwenttoIndiaonfoot.HehadneverbeentoIndiabefore;
perhapshecamefromPersia.Andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.InIndiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'
tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.Sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.
Sohewentupandasked,"
Howmuchperkilo?
Andtheshopkeepersaid,"
Tworupees."
TworupeesinIndiaisnothing;
slikedirt.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit:
Oh,myGod!
Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"
Ah!
Ah!
Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!
Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"
You'
recrazy,man.Thosearechilies!
Youcan'
teatsomany;
they'
renotgoodforyou!
Peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan'
tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;
renotfruit!
Sothestupidmastersaid,"
No,Ican'
tstop!
Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI'
lleatthem.It'
smymoney!
Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?
Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.Andeventhoughit'
sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon'
twork,andweknowthere'
snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe'
veinvestedmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.Ifso,we'
rekaputinthebrain.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn'
tstopbecausehedidn'
twanttowastethemoneyhe'
dpaid.
Soevenifyou'
velostsomething,letitgoandmoveon.That'
sbetterthancontinuingtolose.
(四)
Thescarsoflove
SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.
Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwater,heranoutthebackdoor,leavingbehindshoes,socks,andshirtashewent.Heflewintothewater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelake,analligatorwasswimmingtowardtheshore.Hismother-inthehousewaslookingoutthewindow-sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Inutterfear,sherantowardthewater,yellingtohersonasloudlyasshecould.
Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeareturntoswimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thealligatorreachedhim.
Fromthedock,themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorsnatchedhislegs.Thenbegananincredibletug-of-warbetweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardherscreams,racedfromhistruck,tookaimandshotthealligator.
Remarkably,afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboysurvived.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbytheviciousattackoftheanimaland,onhisarms,weredeepscratcheswherehismother'
sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloved.
Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyafterthetrauma,askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthen,withobviouspride,hesaidtothereporter.Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldn'
tletgo.
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