My OperaWhat do you want from life?
Monday, August 6, 2012 10:07:45 PM
This question I frequently ask myself...
It's not like my life is bad, but being "de-rooted", living far away from my family, sometimes I feel like I am lacking something.
It would be great to have a "multi - generational" (gotta love my ability to create English words!) family I could lean on when lonely times come.
It would be even better if I could have a family of my own that I could "root" somewhere in the world - to build my own home - a place that would be mine and would smell of freshly baked bread and ground coffee.
I must admit, since I moved into a house with a garden, it starts feeling much more so - I can always sit beside a tree and ponder.
So my question today is - in order to stop worrying that we are missing something - is there a magical "thing" that we can get/do? Obviously gathering material goods is not going to get us anywhere. Having more usually leads to being less. Being less usually lead to gathering more, to try to fill the void, and the viscous circle continues.
We hear all the time that we ought to exercise more, eat less junk food, hug loved ones often.
All that is not really measurable (how much exercise is enough? how many hugs a day do I need?) - in other ways than my the level of serenity to you gain from it.
Sit on the grass in the middle of a night, when moon shines on the empty sky - and you may just find a bit of that sparkle that will give you peace...
It's not like my life is bad, but being "de-rooted", living far away from my family, sometimes I feel like I am lacking something.
It would be great to have a "multi - generational" (gotta love my ability to create English words!) family I could lean on when lonely times come.
It would be even better if I could have a family of my own that I could "root" somewhere in the world - to build my own home - a place that would be mine and would smell of freshly baked bread and ground coffee.
I must admit, since I moved into a house with a garden, it starts feeling much more so - I can always sit beside a tree and ponder.
So my question today is - in order to stop worrying that we are missing something - is there a magical "thing" that we can get/do? Obviously gathering material goods is not going to get us anywhere. Having more usually leads to being less. Being less usually lead to gathering more, to try to fill the void, and the viscous circle continues.
We hear all the time that we ought to exercise more, eat less junk food, hug loved ones often.
All that is not really measurable (how much exercise is enough? how many hugs a day do I need?) - in other ways than my the level of serenity to you gain from it.
Sit on the grass in the middle of a night, when moon shines on the empty sky - and you may just find a bit of that sparkle that will give you peace...
