As New Year was near, my mind thought of these three words: REST.. Enough”” Restart..
Rest.. is to open up to an opportunity to give happiness and kindness to oneself and others.
Enough.. is to stop being driven with ambitions and accept what we have.
Restart.. is to review, amend, and resume what we were doing, as well as doing something new and valuable.
Without these pauses, we would be exhausted for being dragged around in the sea of life.
When I reviewed my life, I recalled when the country was on fire in 2010, the airport closure, followed by many protests. Then came the year 2016 when King Rama IX passed away. It was a great loss to the country.
The world went on. Things happened. One story after another followed with no ends. People in those events have met their Karma, some in favorable way and some in painful way. Life is like a chess game. If the move is fatally wrong, it’s over.
Humans are not only victims of their own chess games, but also a pawn in the chess game of politics, economy, and the world. It’s a game within a game. As if it wasn’t enough managing their own lives, many people keep pushing their ways into the lives of strangers. Harsh comments and bullying on social media are examples of how a person managed to commit unnecessary sins by meddling in a stranger’s business.
The reason why people cannot attain enlightenment is because they fall victim to their own actions and get trapped in the world’s current.
As a Vipassana Meditation Master, I’ve learned the ways of the evil; how it seeks to destroy those who aim for spiritual liberation through every means until nothing is left. I find that faith is a double-edged sword to those who have not eradicated their impurities. Faith is the first noble treasure that leads to Nirvana, while blind faith can lead to being stuck in the abyss of the cycle of misery.
Looking back at last year and further down the past, some people came to know themselves better. Some encountered great loss. It doesn’t matter. This too..shall pass.
May what happens in life make us wiser, smarter, stronger, and more powerful to fight against the cravings in our hearts, and teach us not to be trapped by our own ego. If you still have to get to the goals, may the action be for support of oneself and others, not to lead to attachment to be more firm than before.
Step back to see your different roles in life. What needs to be fixed, maintained, and improved. And most of all, your duty is to lift your soul out of the cycle of misery.
Being alive means a chance to make a change.
Being alive means a chance to strengthen yourself.
Do not let it slip away.
It may take a very long time before another chance will come by.
Those who value it the most are those who have lost it.
Don’t underestimate the word opportunity. Once an opportunity passes, it rarely returns.
My message is for those who are still breathing. You have this opportunity although you might think your life is full of struggles and disappointments. Do not dwell in negativity for too long. Do not lose faith in life. It won’t be long before everything is over, so is your life.
As a human who can attain enlightenment, do create new opportunities with consciousness and morality in every moment, live your life, and have faith in goodness.
What you have failed to give your best, start again with your best. What is lacking, fill it to the fullest.
Live for yourself and share good things in your life with others. Have some rest…enough…And finally, restart.
May happiness and well-being befall everyone.
