When I was young, I was dying to grow old and go to school
When I was in school, I was dying to finish studying and get married
When I was married, I was dying to have children like any other couple
When I had children, I was dying to see them grow old and have some rest
When they grew old, I was dying to see them happily married and with kids
When I was dying, I suddenly realized I never enjoyed life…
We rarely enjoy the present moment. We never appreciate the richness around us. We are almost always consumed by the regret and loss of something happened in the past or longing and wishing for something to happen in the future. What worry us are the uncertainties of the future and the mistakes of the past. These worries eat us up to the extreme that we sometimes lose insanity and give up on life. But the irony is that we can’t go back in time to change the past nor can we go explore the future to make things certain. It is out of one’s control. We can’t do anything about the past or the future. So why are we constantly thinking of something which we can do nothing about? Are we the ones making ourselves feel helpless?
