In moments
of darkness and pain
remember all is cyclical.
Sit quietly behind your wooden door:
Spring will come again.
(Loy Ching Yuen)
Fate
Taoism
recognises that life has an elusive
nature
that can be observed but not
understood.
You may seek to have
control
over life, yet so much escapes you.
Can you change the following:
Where you were born and into what circumstances?
Your appearance, height and other genetic factors?
Aging and
death?
Whether you find a lasting
relationship
with the 'right' person?
Struggle
So much time can be spent struggling against what is.
The
reality
of our lives is the reality.
Everything that we may dream or imagine is simply an idea.
Plans, hopes and dreams are what we want, they are not what
is.
How you choose to regard your life is up to you - your
perception can bring you sadness or joy.
Waiting for change
Reality does not require acceptance; it is, whether or not you want
it to be.
Knowing this, you may as well just
relax and
enjoy the
journey.
You are where you are, and any change to your circumstance will either come
from the outside or from within yourself.
Waiting for change from without is a little desperate - if you have
dreams, they
are your responsibility.
Be
Perhaps you are exactly where you are supposed to
be.
This is your life, why not make the
best of it?
There are opportunities for joy, adventure and fun to be found all around
you.
You just need to see.
It may take some
courage
to act, but this is your life - you
make it what it is.
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