jueves, julio 04, 2013

It's been a while, but the wavering still goes on...

Bloody hell! Indeed. Who reads this and why, I do not know. Nevertheless, I shall speak about romance, confusion, hope, present, past and future.

I don't know how easily can people relate to this situation: living in another time. Sounds impossible? Not at all.

It is very possible. As a matter of fact, it might be quite common: it is very common to plan for the future, even if that future is tomorrow, the next month, year, o pretty much a lifetime.

Also, that works the other way: memories and experiences have to power to shape actual thoughts, actions and reactions.

Until this point, things doesn't seem strange or odd. Those attitudes are straightforward ways people strive throught their lives. As usual, the problem starts when past and future start to occupy the importance of the present.

This may happen in different ways: either memories and experiences hinder the possibility to enjoy present life, or, the thought of what may or may not occur destroys the enjoyment of the actual existence.

As such, that's quite the dilemma. How to balance the enjoyment of present time, with past and future. Planning future is important for life, as expectations, goals, wishes and hopes are some of the most powerful drives for existence. But there is one issue with future: it is impossible to plan it 100%. That is true, specifically when it comes to human relationships. People comes, people goes, and, according to buddhism, oriental traditions and philosophy, nothing in this world is permanent. Even the old greek thinkers recognized this fact, specially Heraclitus with his famous quote: "Panta rei": everything flows, like a river. But is difficult to live the present when you feel that the future is too uncertain or lost. Such difficulty worsens when the regrets for the past, or yearning for things that could be and wasn't arises. Dread or anxiety could be the name for the feeling.

But how? How do people cope with that? Is it possible to enjoy a good life (not perfect, as such thing is not possible) but at least enjoy the good things in the present without the everlasting fear of such things or situations finishing? Is it possible to embrace the idea that nothing last forever in this world and move on?

It would be good if there is at least a glimpse of an answer to that question...

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