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Self and its Senses

The self has taken this body to experience, seeking pleasure is common way for the body to experience all its senses and the interaction with its surroundings. But the path to pleasure and stagnation or convergence to pleasure is where one loses self

When one moves into a house whether a homeless man or a wealthy king, they both seek shelter from the weather in that house. But soon enough they will have to leave the shelter to see the world, to do, to survive. To live one must leave that place of shelter and comfort. 

Similarly, the body and its senses have to be left behind and tamed to see the universal truth and the existence of the omnipotent that surrounds all of us, the cautionary tale with the senses is that it may trap you and give you glimpses of the world like through a windows but with no door to open, to leave its clutch.  

40 and the likes of it.

Pic Credit – by Lee Weng

I am writing this thinking of my bud, who seems to have his intrepid journey of life like the rest of us; entering the 40s. Well…I think most of our 20s we men are mostly searching, searching for stuff and people to do stuff with, and then in our 30s, we are searching for ourselves and solidifying ones’ self as a person clear with their likes and dislikes, and such, and of course wishing we didn’t waste time in our 20s! But its really in the 40s we get introduced to peace, peace with mortality so to speak, importantly peace with ourselves and this world in many ways I think, and realize our most important contribution: “Relevance”. So, I leave you with is my dear friend  you are more relevant now than ever, you are relevant in your daughters life as she cautiously enters into her teens like all our daughters do, you are relevant to your spouse and co-workers as they look to you with trust and dependability. And most important of all, you are relevant to you to be at peace with yourself and win the world or the likes of it for just being you. Take care.

Aging

Nearing the midlife zone, I can speak with a degree of certainty, that your body will betray you, your mind will also start to betray you. The only thing that will stick with you are your habits. Get that sht in order!