Life is a Flash of Light
“An Italian poet said, ‘We live in a flash of light; evening comes and it is night forever.’ It’s only a flash and we waste it. We waste it with our anxiety, our worries, our concerns, our burdens.” ~Anthony De Mello
I love teachers like Anthony De Mello who remind us of our own mortality, thus bringing us back to treasure our most valuable possession: our time.
How we spend our time determines the quality of our experiences and tell the tale of our lives. How we choose to spend this moment and the next moment and the moment after that creates our sense of wellbeing, of lack thereof.
Do you ever feel “Gosh, how time flies!” It is sort of true. Time truly flies. Life is a flash of light, and before we know it, it is darkness.
So many of us get lost in the busy everyday of doing, rushing and not enjoying ourselves, or we have our heads stuck in a sand of negative focuses. And when we look up, our lives have flashed by before our eyes.
Regardless of your age, it helps to have this perspective, and to value this time. It’s worth it to find tools to shift our focuses on being happy, on enjoying the gifts presented in everyday situations, and on being thankful for what we’ve received.
Next time you find your head stuck on a problem, or if you are feeling bad about something, try asking yourself, “Is this how I want to spend this precious lightning of time I have on this planet?”
--Tina Su
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