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An article to telk about celebrating life,every day,every minute---a secular treatment for those who think of higher things in life,particularly after a tragic event or shcok in life or a major illness...Our mind turns inward; this is a time for cleansing one's mind , removing guilt, anger,resentment , think of helping others,showing kindness,all the time enjoying simple pleasures of life,food and drink, cuisines, relationship with friends...a few pointers
An article to telk about celebrating life,every day,every minute---a secular treatment for those who think of higher things in life,particularly after a tragic event or shcok in life or a major illness...Our mind turns inward; this is a time for cleansing one's mind , removing guilt, anger,resentment , think of helping others,showing kindness,all the time enjoying simple pleasures of life,food and drink, cuisines, relationship with friends...a few pointers
An article to telk about celebrating life,every day,every minute---a secular treatment for those who think of higher things in life,particularly after a tragic event or shcok in life or a major illness...Our mind turns inward; this is a time for cleansing one's mind , removing guilt, anger,resentment , think of helping others,showing kindness,all the time enjoying simple pleasures of life,food and drink, cuisines, relationship with friends...a few pointers
Life is to be celebrated each day---in each hour and in
each minute. Recently I was hospitalized for two days due to sudden weakness and anaemic condition....I was terrified first that it might be some problem with my heart valves...A cardiologist examined me first and took EKG, echo-cardiogram and Tread-mill test....Nothing to do with the heart, he said...My heart was structurally perfect. But then, a junior doctor asked for my blood test and found that I was anaemic---the red cell count or Rb was very low....Soon I had a transfusion of blood. After I was discharged from hospital, I became introspective...The specter of sudden death had loomed large 12 hours ago...How one should "face" life as it presents surprises, shocks and insecurity, mostly from health point of view?
Live life to the full each day! The most common
advice has been to live "ONE DAY AT A TIME". Do not think too much about the future: the future may be one month ahead or one year ahead in your mental horizon....Think of today and keep all future plans very tentative , ready to change without your willing. Well, think less about the future---to the extent you can! My thinking also led to a kind of mental cleansing--it is required. Why carry resentment or disappointments or out right anger against any one when your life could be short and may not extend beyond a few days? If you have some guilt feelings, it is now to get rid of them. Everyone has had a few 'enemies' --- persons who used you or were mean to you or downright unfair to you...we ,of course,carry hateful feelings towards them...mentally curse them if you will but then forget them and do not dwell on them...It is easy to say "Love Thy Enemies"..but it is extremely difficult if not
impossible..But you can take the view that Life itself
would teach them (Your enemies) a lesson or two, and you need not worry about them...In other words, take those actions they did towards you as matters of minor importance in the larger perspective of one's life on Earth...you are designed to do greater things with your talents, abilities and assets. After getting rid of guilt and resentments , you are on your way to enjoy what life has offered you...Count your blessings, your special talents and above all, your sensual pleasures . For the most part, celebrating life begins with enjoying simple sensual pleasures such as eating food items of your choice or even a good cup of coffee!! You may dress well to the extent you can afford. You may like some jewels and would wear them .As for myself, I am fond of different types of wrist watches which I rotate on my wrist...the glamour and the beauty of a watch ,besides the brand name ,gives me pleasure.
You may derive pleasure from many other sensual
material, including good wine and special cuisines. One of the sensual pleasures often discounted is sense of touch. Touch and feel a small baby or partner in life or friend.Even holding one's hand with feelings can evoke joy in life...Do not neglect these as part of your life. One of the greatest pleasures of life is to enjoy the company of your friends. Friends may be recently acquired ones or long term or childhood friends who know everything about you and can take liberties with you. Periodic meetings with such friends are not only a real source of pleasure, but give you a broader perspective on life and greater strength to face life's ups and downs...you can always talk to them freely and lessen your burden of the heart. A proper advice from such a friend and good support can mean a lot to you, particularly if you are over 65 years , like me. Celebrating life is not just fun and games with
friends and relations. You contemplate on the
parameters of life. You may look at stars and wonder what is your "place" in the universe. Or You may wonder how you acquired this human heart--a physical pump with four chambers which keeps on ticking with nearly 90 beats per minute for many, many years. What about other physical organs producing amazing chemicals [enzymes, hormones, lymphatic fluids and blood ]inside your body. What about your tiny brain ,about two kilograms ,which keeps so many memories stored and can recall much that you learned several years ago! You can marvel at the physical instrument you have with remarkable properties and functions. How your eyes change with its lenses constantly adjusting for the distance of the objects and recording the beautiful colors with subtle variations you can identify ? There was another element in my introspection that I should write about. There was the sudden or shocking
realization how I was wasting time in useless thoughts
and useless readings. Many of such thoughts have very little meaning or relevance to me, but still I was engaging myself in those thoughts...Was it mere curiosity or a way of spending one's time? How could I spend my time more wisely or at least more usefully given my talents and abilities and assets? This realization suddenly turned me away from trivial activities and meaningless discussions/arguments. That is a new perspective on one's mental actions....This was the main thing that gave me great pleasure, leading to "much celebration " of life.
One asks the frequent question: "Should one experience a sudden jolt or calamity or tragedy to learn to celebrate life? ". Can we just introspect as a matter of routine contemplation or meditation to arrive at such a state? For some that may be possible...But
for many of us, a rude shock in life is needed to focus
our mind on celebrating life. The shock may appear as a cruel joke on us, meted out by LIFE (or fate or God). It is like walking towards a cliff. But that is a lesson to learn from. We need many such lessons. When one learns that life can be short, one may turn to help others unconditionally...well, we learn to 'love unconditionally' though the word "love" had been overused and often misinterpreted that I may like to avoid using this word. Every act of charity and kindness is a step in celebrating life. A smile is an easy gift you can make to others. Celebrating life is ,to a large extent, enjoying simple pleasures of life, without cynical attitudes and resentments in our hearts. -------------- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ----------------
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