In continuation of my previous 4 Learnings, here's one for today:
Here we are, afraid of losing what we have all the time, holding on to it so tight that not a soul can touch it. We think by hiding it from the world, it's hidden and it's ours. Nothing is. Nothing ever will be. For, nothing ever was.
If you think there is anything that you have, that's yours, be it money, a house, a job, or a girlfriend… it's nothing but an illusion. It'll all disappear… in one blow.
Here we are, so insecure that we are afraid of re-starting our lives, so we just carry on trying to sort out the current mess. The thought that we should give it all up and just start all over—with nothing—might cross our minds sometimes, sure, but we get scared and we push away anything that scares us.
There is nothing I can ever achieve or gain that I cannot lose, in a matter of seconds. You have never gained enough to not be able to lose it all, in just a few minutes. What you think is yours, was never yours and will never be yours. Whatever you make here, you leave here. You came naked and you're going to go back naked.
So what are you afraid of?
Let all be lost. Let them take away everything. As long as you have your heart beating strong, as long as you have your nostrils working fine, as long as the blood flows in your veins, you will live, you will breathe, and you can get it all back… again and again. For, if you can do it once, you can damn well do it again. It's just a game we play—Life.
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32Here we are, afraid of losing what we have all the time, holding on to it so tight that not a soul can touch it. We think by hiding it from the world, it's hidden and it's ours. Nothing is. Nothing ever will be. For, nothing ever was.
If you think there is anything that you have, that's yours, be it money, a house, a job, or a girlfriend… it's nothing but an illusion. It'll all disappear… in one blow.
Here we are, so insecure that we are afraid of re-starting our lives, so we just carry on trying to sort out the current mess. The thought that we should give it all up and just start all over—with nothing—might cross our minds sometimes, sure, but we get scared and we push away anything that scares us.
There is nothing I can ever achieve or gain that I cannot lose, in a matter of seconds. You have never gained enough to not be able to lose it all, in just a few minutes. What you think is yours, was never yours and will never be yours. Whatever you make here, you leave here. You came naked and you're going to go back naked.
So what are you afraid of?
Let all be lost. Let them take away everything. As long as you have your heart beating strong, as long as you have your nostrils working fine, as long as the blood flows in your veins, you will live, you will breathe, and you can get it all back… again and again. For, if you can do it once, you can damn well do it again. It's just a game we play—Life.
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Thanks for this thoughtful post; I think it applies to all of us. I recently bought a car, spending a huge amount of my savings. Now, instead of giving me pleasure, it makes me fearful because whenever I park it outside, I worry about it. I hope your post will help change my worries.
Regards,
Sher
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Regards,
Sher
From Pakistan, Karachi
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I completely agree with what you said; this happens to most of us. We spend, and we are always scared that we may lose something or something might happen to it. Hence, if you don't fear, nothing will happen. It's what you ask for and what you believe in that determines what you get.
Nigam: Yes, I've also experienced this but not for materialistic things.
Thank you Tyagi, Vishwas, and Mehrotra.
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Nigam: Yes, I've also experienced this but not for materialistic things.
Thank you Tyagi, Vishwas, and Mehrotra.
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