If you think that every day is a great day test go without one. ~ Jim Evans
We pass by unexpected wonders every day. More our concerns distract, is harder to notice these wonders. We live in a time of growing concern for the money, investments and possessions. What will become of us?
Writing these words reminds me of how I felt about life in 1965. For many people that year was like many others, nothing special. For me it was like jumping off a cliff, feel the wind quickly from my face, and I have no idea where he would land.
I had just left a monastic existence. repaired Each meal appeared before me at the time appointed. I have not had any wallet or bank account, much less money and not care. Survival, basic needs and make a living never interested me.
Now the survival seemed my challenge. Within days, I realized that I had lost my religious deferment. Wait for me were the border of the project and the prospect of bringing a pistol in Viet Nam, rather than a rosary in the cloister.
Panic seized me quickly and I hit my lack of viability of the square in front. While I was writing in the previous paragraph, my radio started playing Imagine by John Lennon. While the fear expressed in all our news surround us as an angry sea, the possibilities suggested by John Lennon bob in the ocean, ready for us to reach out and grab them.
Now they are in uncharted waters as I was in 1965. Still afraid not sticking to me. I can see, hear, taste, smell and touch the wonders of life. How is this possible?
Our world is not terminated. Is simply changing. Time to get all they want is coming to an end. The old American dream is now clearly a fantasy, at least for the foreseeable future. Our hypothesis on the endless riches are rapidly disappearing.
Some people are likely to continue having much more than the others will be zero to survive and they need. Perhaps our current crises are a challenge to our nation. Maybe it's time to reassess our priorities.
It may be possible for us to think about each other as part of a community of care rather than competitors to be beaten while we grasp what we want? Some people already live in this way. Perhaps you, or know someone who does. What would the world be if we all had as much concern for each other as we do for ourselves?
John Lennon does not offer any formulas or quick solutions. He invited us to imagine what the world might be like if we mutually treated differently. Perhaps it would make us all good to turn a blind eye to our fears if only for a moment, be thankful for what we have and use our imaginations for what could be.
Lab life lessons
As you are Thankful for your luck?
Attention to the good things that come your way.
Try writing what makes grateful every morning.
Let your imagination out play at least for a while.
Find a place for imagination in your daily life.
Joseph g. Langen is the author of CommonSense Wisdom for everyday life, young tissue, Shepherd's Life hell and navigation: CommonSense reflections for the trip. He also distributes a newsletter on topics of common sense wisdom, sliding Otter News. Read more about his writing and publishing through publications of sliding Otter:
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Contact him at: jlangen@slidingotter.com
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