Presence

Be present. In every second of your life, be present because that’s why you’ve come here. You haven’t come here to watch other people’s lives or to form opinions, nor to allow others to peer into yours. You’ve here to live your life, whatever it may be like.
The only way for you to do that is to be present in it, through play, laughter, tears, or sorrow. The same energy that existed before this life, and which will exist after it, runs through all of that. It’s the same energy which shapes your every thought, every look, every observation of this world or another. That energy is you. And as long as you’re aware of it, you’re walking down a path where you can see the arrows that lead you to hidden places filled with knowledge, wisdom, and all other things that can take you to the highest level of understanding.
You can then use all the understanding and insights which this brings you to build new obstacles for yourself so that you can feel victorious after each one, victorious in the sense of joy and gratitude for having been given the opportunity to grow.
And don’t have expectations, either of yourself or of others. Don’t even think about those obstacles. Simply act from deep within. Allow the energy you’re made up of to lead you, because that energy is you. That’s your essence, the meaning of your existence.
When you feel a smile on your face, thank it for appearing. When you feel a teardrop on your face, greet it warmly from your heart. The greatest of teachers come when you least expect them.
Try to peer inside and see what’s hiding within you. Take a good look because if you look carefully, you’ll see the universe.
The effect this life has on you is simultaneously full of both love and pain. And you’d love the pain not to exist, for it to one day disappear entirely. But all your opportunities would disappear with it too. Your happiness would remain with you, and the days and years would go by like that…and at one point, you’d realize you’ve reached the end of a happy journey. But you’d also realize that that’s it: the end of a happy journey and nothing more. You’d have missed out on the moments of pain and the moments of awareness. You’d have missed out on wisdom and the happiness which you’d be feeling then would be empty for you.
That’s because where you come from, happiness is something which is the foundation of your existence, the essence of your being. You don’t need to come to this Planet to enjoy happiness.
You come for new experiences, and they come with situations that shake your being to its core. And in those moments, when you’re still trembling and wondering about the whys and the hows, your world begins to take on a completely different form, and for a split second, a flash runs through your being, bringing a moment of growth, understanding, insight.
And that moment then produces the type of happiness you’ve come here for, the happiness that arrives after growth and insight have filled up your mind, body, and soul.
This is what drives you to repeatedly push forward and grow.
So, the next time you feel a tear slide down your face or a sorrowful sigh approach, give them a smile and thank them; how else could you greet such powerful teachers but with a smile and gratitude?