| Here is my definition of Life – everything contained in the space that you are, every thing happening in and around where you are at this moment, every person, creature or a thing, all that is here, now, is an expression of Life. Here-Now is Life.
The present moment and the space that you are present is the Life. Present moment is the screen on which your story flashes like a movie. And can’t you even see the simple fact that if there is no screen there can be no movie running? Yes, the screen can still be there without the movie running over it. Screen is primary, movie secondary. Life is primary, your story secondary and temporary.
Getting into love affair with Life therefore means to make the present moment your beloved. When in love, just as you would not want anything else but being with your beloved, you want to give all the attention to the beloved, everything except the beloved becomes less insignificant, in the same way be with the present moment, do not fight it, love it like your beloved, make it the most significant thing.
Live in the Now but more importantly, live for the Now. That’s what I call a love affair with the Life. When with a beloved, you do not engage into dreams about what you are going to do with him or her or you don’t think about what you did the last time you met, you just be with the person in your totality. That is exactly what you have to do with the present moment, the Life. Instead of engaging into the dreams about future, or reliving your memories, just dive into the now with all your senses.
Making a love affair with Life is not a skill that you can master, it is a knack that you will have by continuously practicing it. And once you get the knack of loving the Life, even your story will change significantly.
Life is ready for this relationship, in fact Life is waiting for you to make the first move. How about you? If you are willing, the next article shows how you can do that. |
