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Today's
Meditation:
Sometimes
I get almost overwhelmed when I think of the fact that I
most probably won't be here fifty years from now.
After all, it's difficult for me to imagine the world
without me in it! That's the only way I've known
it! But the truth of the matter is that one day I will
die, and I'm either going to leave behind something, or not. Elton's
words make us think of something very important: are
we going to spend our lives fulfilling our own needs and
desires and leave nothing for posterity, or are we going to
look towards the future, and the people who will be on this
planet long after we're gone? We don't have to leave
trees, for not all of us have property on which to do
so. But our lives are definitely able to touch those
of other people, and it's possible for us to contribute to
the peace and compassion of the coming years by helping
others to realize their hopes and dreams and goals, and to
help their self-esteem through teaching and encouraging. We
can add to the clean air of our world by walking more
instead of driving, or just driving less. We can use
less water, or we can use less electricity, without worrying
about how "miniscule" or unnoticeable our
particular contribution is. It's not important whether
we make a huge difference or not, but it is important
whether we do something or not. We
can contribute, and the scale doesn't matter. Our
lives are full of the potential to give and to help, and
just because one may be planning on living in a town for
another year or two doesn't mean that one can't plant a
rosebush today that will grow to maturity years from
now. The beautiful rosebush will give moments of joy
to many people, and it's not important if we know the
results, or if we don't. When we learn this fully, we
do begin to discover the meaning of human life. |
