Past. Present. Future.
Present:
We all have some notion of who we are. In any fixed moment in life, we think we've figured it out.
Past:
However, looking back we'll often see that we've changed so many times and our opinions on different aspects of life have also changed.
Future:
More than likely, as time goes on we will continue to change who we are and our beliefs.
Our past and future are therefore bound by impermanence and flexibility, while our present is static. As we live in the now, we tend to make decisions so intrinsically tied to a permanent notion of who we are. The actions we take in the present are the only true things we can control.We cannot act in the anticipation of an end, with a notion of who we want to be or who we want another person to be.
However, we already know that the future is bound by flexibility and the past is proof that change is inevitable. Thus, we can enable our presents to also be flexible and ever-changing, in an effort to avoid making immediate life decisions that contain in them the pungent taste of misjudgment and haste, or even hesitation and fear.
This becomes significant when making bonds with new people and new friends - accepting them as fluid beings, not stuck in categories defined by stereotypical images confirmed by society. The same is true for ourselves. Giving ourselves the room to be free, the room to make mistakes, and to not set unrealistic expectations of ourselves.
Therefore, transforming a path of fixed means into something that is more flexible removes stress and pressure - allowing mistakes to be part and parcel of the human experience.
Present:
We all have some notion of who we are. In any fixed moment in life, we think we've figured it out.
Past:
However, looking back we'll often see that we've changed so many times and our opinions on different aspects of life have also changed.
Future:
More than likely, as time goes on we will continue to change who we are and our beliefs.
Our past and future are therefore bound by impermanence and flexibility, while our present is static. As we live in the now, we tend to make decisions so intrinsically tied to a permanent notion of who we are. The actions we take in the present are the only true things we can control.We cannot act in the anticipation of an end, with a notion of who we want to be or who we want another person to be.
However, we already know that the future is bound by flexibility and the past is proof that change is inevitable. Thus, we can enable our presents to also be flexible and ever-changing, in an effort to avoid making immediate life decisions that contain in them the pungent taste of misjudgment and haste, or even hesitation and fear.
This becomes significant when making bonds with new people and new friends - accepting them as fluid beings, not stuck in categories defined by stereotypical images confirmed by society. The same is true for ourselves. Giving ourselves the room to be free, the room to make mistakes, and to not set unrealistic expectations of ourselves.
Therefore, transforming a path of fixed means into something that is more flexible removes stress and pressure - allowing mistakes to be part and parcel of the human experience.
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