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Living in the Present Moment
2019-11-07    香港商报
 
       Jyothi Fong
 
  Inmylife,InoticedeverytimeIamrelaxedandwhenmymindisfreedupofdailyto-dos,I'mabletoformbroaderandwiderperspectivesinlife,tolookbackandanalyse.Myexperienceinlifeservesaswisdomteachingstohelpmebecomeabetterpersontomorrow.Doyougiveyourselftimeout,outofyourlife,topauseandreflect?
 
  RealityisamatterofPerspective
Asahumanspecies,wealwaysthinkweareright.Myviewoftheworldisthe'absolutetruth'.Self-righteousnessisaplaquethateveryindividuallifein,mayIaddthateverynationlivesin.Partofwhyourpoliticalclimateisthewayitisbecausewehavenotopenedupdialoguebyallowingotherpeopletoshareandspeakforwhathe/shefeels,thinksandbelievesin.Fundamentallyitisabasichumanneedtocreateandtoexpressourselves.Ifyoudon'tallowforthisexpression,thisindividualwillfall'ill'.Theheartfeltawarenessthateachoneofusseesadifferentrealityouttherecanbringpeoplebacktoacommonhumanityandtherebylivewithmutualrespect.
 
  Inthemidstofdialogue,givepeoplethespaceandtimetospeaktheir'truth'.Acknowledgeandregurgitatetheirviewpoints,thenit'syourturntospeakyour'truth'.Findareasofmutualconsensus,andproblemsolveinareaswheretherearedisagreements.
 
  Letgoofafuturebasedexpectation
 
  Workisameanstoanend.Whetheritspaidworkorsocialworkthatbenefitssociety,itishumannaturetoworkinexpectationofapositiveoutcome.Withouttheexpectation,wemaynotbemotivatedtomoveinthefirstplace.Themodelweliveinisaresult-orientedmodel.WhatifItellyouthatthisisit,thatthedoinginitselfistheend?Thatthereisnowheretogo?Thisistheprincipleoflivinginthepresentmoment.Ourconstructsofthepasthappenedinthepast,thefuturehasn'thappenedyet.Humanbeingsoftenliveeitherinthepastorthefuture,bothpullsusoutfromlivinginthehereandthenow.Ichallengeyoutoexpandyourrelationshipwiththenow,noticehowmuchmoreperceived'time'youcreateforyourself,whenyouexpandyourrelationshipwithinthismoment.
 
 
(來源: 香港商报) 編輯: 郭玉桔