The path to Tranquility (spring)
49. Acting for life
Life is the most precious gift. Everyone has his own life, but every life has
the same inner value and meaning. Although life is short, it can influence and
change the world. Therefore, acting for life means that we should use our time
and abilities as much as possible to create a better future for ourselves and
others.
Life initially has no goal, it simply exists freely. Death is not the necessary end of life, and life is not interested in when, where, or how it will die. Without a destination, there is nowhere that cannot be reached, so life does not have setbacks. However, as life evolves, humans appear, with thoughts and egos, and goals to achieve. However, due to limited abilities, many of our efforts ultimately failed.
The inability to reach goals is the biggest source of frustration. We constantly feel frustrated because we have a destination, and force life to move in that direction. Perhaps that goal can be achieved, but our egos exist in dependence on the goal. After the goal is achieved, that is, when the goal disappears, our egos are on the verge of death, and the sense of existence will also disappear. Therefore, whether we achieve the goal or not, setbacks will inevitably occur at the level of the ego.
Looking beyond the self and reviewing the attributes of life, we will find that without expectations, there will be no disappointments, and without goals that must be achieved, then the existence of life is the highest value. Acting for the existence of life is true inaction and then can avoid setbacks.
To ensure the existence of life, tomorrow cannot be worse than today. We first focus on the small time and space, so that we have a visible future, and we will not treat unreachable places as the goal of life. The only need of life is existence, so all actions should serve the existence of life. If there is any conflict with life, it will bring setbacks. And as long as we follow life, we will feel happy and satisfied.
Therefore, no matter what goal we pursue, we should first focus on the needs of life. Only those that can satisfy the needs of life are truly reachable destinations. Nature is omnipotent, and we cannot go against it, only follow it. Since nature has given us life, we should cherish it and make it the ultimate goal of all actions. This way, our life will not fail.
48. Forgiving and grateful to our parents
50. Don’t make decisions in hatred
