-Lao Tzu
I must take nothing seriously. Nothing in life is serious. All is good, joyous, happy, fun when seen in truth. Seeing aspects of life negatively makes it negative, threatening your own soul and existence. I must allow myself to accept that nothing is truly under my control, the only control I have is how I choose to perceive the uncontrollable variable.
I can make decisions on a daily basis that will affect my level of happiness, but there are an infinite number of factors that influence and affect everything at all times for which I can never prepare or compensate for. I must realize that this is the way of things, and embrace life for its constant change and the excitement that comes with it. I must dismiss sorrow as quickly as it comes, and accept it willingly as I would accept happiness, for lessons are learned when the pain cuts deep.
As Shunryu Suzuki once said, "When you can laugh at yourself, there is enlightenment." I will make mistakes, but so will everyone else. True happiness is not found by never falling down, but discovered when rising with a lesson learned. I have the absolute same intrinsic value as every other organism that exists on this earth. I recognize that this means I am a valuable piece of the cosmic puzzle. Without my energy, this world as it is perceived by the masses would cease to exist.
As Shunryu Suzuki once said, "When you can laugh at yourself, there is enlightenment." I will make mistakes, but so will everyone else. True happiness is not found by never falling down, but discovered when rising with a lesson learned. I have the absolute same intrinsic value as every other organism that exists on this earth. I recognize that this means I am a valuable piece of the cosmic puzzle. Without my energy, this world as it is perceived by the masses would cease to exist.
