The path to Tranquility (spring)
59. Cultivating reliance in ourselves
Life is a wonderful phenomenon, containing infinite possibilities and power.
But the existence of life requires specific conditions, and these conditions
can change, which implies that life is uncertain and will also face
difficulties and dangers.
For lower-level beings, they are trapped in their fate due to unconsciousness and are unaware of it. However, as conscious advanced beings, we have a certain persistence towards our own existence. If tomorrow is uncertain, or even we don't know whether we will wake up, we will have anxiety about the future and feel insecure.
However, every uncertainty represents a kind of freedom in life. If the events of tomorrow are like a preset program, everything is certain, and we will act like machines, completely unable to be autonomous. At this time, we are just a tool. Although we don't have to worry about life, we will feel bored and meaningless, and we will never feel joy. Therefore, only by accepting the uncertainty of life can we live comfortably, but first we need to cultivate reliance for ourselves.
Reliance comes from gratitude. If we can be grateful for the life given by nature, we can accept the inevitability of the past and the uncertainty of the future. It is precisely because nature needs us that we exist and give rise to consciousness and reason as the guarantee of life. Also because we have wisdom that nature puts destiny back into our hands and gives us more freedom.
Looking back at the past can also increase our reliance on ourselves. We can think this way: regardless of hardship or smoothness, since we have gone through yesterday and arrived today, it means that we are on the right path, otherwise, we would have died on the way. This means that although we will make mistakes, as long as we are not self-righteous or stubborn, we can correct them in time. Therefore, we should believe that we can move steadily into the future.
With a deep understanding of nature, life, the past and the future, we will have reliance for ourselves and no longer feel anxious. With consciousness to experience today and be fully prepared for tomorrow, we can lay the foundation for a better future. So, every morning when we wake up, we should celebrate being like a newborn, because we are creating a reliant new world.
58. Resolving unreasonable fears
60. Turn death into the deepest rest
