Have you ever wondered what life is all about? Or perhaps you might have already generated your own perspective and description of life based on personal and collective experiences?
I’ve heard things like “Life’s good” (which is true for those enjoying a good life), “Life’s not fair” (true for those who feel mistreated), “Life’s a battle” (true for the aggressive folks) among other descriptions.
Even if you’ve already imbibed a particular description of life, it wouldn’t hurt to pause for a moment to see life from a bigger and higher perspective. If we can for one moment take everyone’s unique description of life and sum them together, what would be the outcome?
It is obvious that our perception of life often depends on our experience. So the best place for us to start our quest for understanding life is by understanding the source of our experience.
There’s really so much to this but I’ll just take it from one point- thought. By thought, we are also considering the psychological framework which includes our feelings, emotions and perspectives.
How come a comment I make can totally piss one person off but make the other person glad? My best guess is because they both don’t really hear what is said but what they actually hear is their interpretation of what is said. This underlies the human condition and yet many well meaning people think they really hear what others are saying. This is an illusion which may lead to dire consequence if not addressed.
This isn’t just true about what other people say to us but it also applies to the circumstances of our lives. I was bewildered when a wheelchair bound patient who suffered from the severest form of cerebral palsy commented that she lives a fabulous life.
Her condition suggested otherwise but her experience of life didn’t depend on whatever condition she was in. Her condition didn’t wield that power. That power lied within, somewhere in her thoughts and perspectives.
I’m not advocating for the mantra “Change your thoughts, change your life”, rather, I just want you to appreciate our experience of life. If you can just see that whatever label you have tagged life with is not life but your own interpretation of it, that alone is enough. Enough for you and I to realize that life isn’t what we say it is, life is what it is.
If you can just see that whatever label you have tagged life with is not life but your own interpretation of it, that alone is enough. Enough for you and I to realize that life isn’t what we say it is, life is what it is.
When we look full at the vastness of life and realize that where we pitch our tent of experience isn’t life but what we are making of life, we see that at every point in time, we have a million options available to us. Several ways to experience life.
Life becomes a game where you experience a whole wide range of happenings, emotions and situations and still not be tied to any of them.
Instead of clinging to certain experiences and happenings with fear of experiencing anything other than what we are used to, we can simply let go and let life flow. There’s no need to fear, doubt or be suspicious. Isn’t that why we are here in the first place? Aren’t we here to have and enjoy life?
Life is but a game and every game needs a player. Be that player. Try new stuff which resonates with you. I can’t assure you of success in every attempt but I can assure you of experiencing the joy of living at every attempt you make at life.
Spread your wings, feel the wind beneath your outstretched wings and loose yourself to the wind. That’s the only way to soar.
Restpiration 