Friday, April 23, 2010

Future developments can't mar our happiness now.
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14 comments:

  1. Cat Wisdom 101April 23, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    I was going to offer to add some color with my photographs but your minimalist Zen space works.

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  2. magicdartsApril 23, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    neautiful , no reason to wait for some future happening, live happy in the here and now I say!

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  3. UnknownApril 23, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    How very true!

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  4. shanaz@RSApril 23, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    True to the Bone!

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  5. Vania MoreiraApril 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Yes, yes, yes, in theory...but sometimes so difficult in daily routine! On the other hand, why we have the (bad) habit of suffering in advance???

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  6. SarahApril 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    amen to our inability to predict the future !

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  7. JudieApril 23, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Is this like "Live for the Moment?" Because if it is, I just heard a very bad story about someone who did just that, and for years tried to persuade his wife, the primary breadwinner, to do the same. She wouldn't, so he left her. Now she's richer, and he thinks he's going to get spousal support so he can continue his lifestyle. NOT!

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  8. The Guy's PerspectiveApril 24, 2010 at 2:29 AM

    Yes, Be Present!

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  9. nothing profoundApril 24, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    @Vania: "Why we have the bad habit of suffering in advance?" A wonderful question to ask yourself. Hopefully, this aphorism offers some clue.
    @Judie: "Live for the moment" is one possible interpretation. But to me, the aphorism says much, much more.

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  10. JudieApril 24, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Yes, it does say a lot more. One of our daughters went into panic mode during the bad drop in the stock market. She called and asked what to do, because she was checking the market every hour. We told her to lighten up, because eventually it would self-correct. We also told her she shouldn't be worrying about something over which she had no control. Just go about your daily routine and ride it out. This is a lot more positive an interpretation, and the one people should live by.

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  11. nothing profoundApril 24, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    @Judie: yes, that's closer to what I had in mind. By the way, if you get a chance, check my other blog "Out of Context." It's my original blog containing lots more of my aphorisms. Thanks again for commenting.

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  12. Dr. Jay SWApril 25, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    I'd say "shouldn't" rather than "can't"...then, I guess it's not really the future developments, but our imaginings of them that screw most of us up so much...

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  13. Jason CooperApril 26, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    Yes, NP.

    The past is dead and the future does not exist, so live in the present.

    We tend to let the burdens of yesterday and the anxieties of tomorrow affect our mood in the present - but as you wisely point out, we have the power to be happy in the now and forget about the debilitating psychological time that we choose to create.

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  14. Vania MoreiraApril 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    Yes, I know that I have to ask myself...and I know that I am the only person who has the answer.

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