So, recently a friend and I were discussing life and how it relates to North American Society. And he said something to the effect of "people fill their lives by doing things and being busy, and they think that they find meaning in doing that. They think they find fulfillment through that. But in life you aren't meant to just be going, going, going. The times where you are not going is when you can be most at peace with yourself, and you can find fulfillment. The times where you simply exist and don't try to do find meaning in what you do. Simply exist.
So tonight, I went for stroll of sorts. I went to the bank. And then felt the urge to go down to the harbour. So I did. I went across the bridge and onto the docks, and strolled the docks, and finially, when I found the end of a dock that was bird poop-less. I sat. I sat and admired the beauty of the rolling hills that surround Westport. I sat and admired the calmness of the water that was around me on the dock. I sat and existed.
I didn't really think of anything. I just was sitting there, enjoying the fact that I could simply sit there and exist. It was a nice break from thinking about school, homework, and being a leader. I just allowed mysefl to sit there, calmly enjoying doing nothing.
Eventually I came back to thinking, and I thought about going swimming. I almost did. but I didn't
then I started walking around on the dock. And as I walked I noticed that every step I took a wave came out frmo around the dock. Every action I made, affected the water around me. If I took many steps then more waves would be formed, disturbing the water further. The more you disturb the water, the more the reflection of yourself is distorted.
And so I likened it to life.
Every action we do has a ripple effect on everything around us. A simple action affects much more than we normally see. The waves reach out, disipating far off in the distance. But the waves go far. They affect much more than we would think. The more actions we make, the more we disturb the water around us. And as the water is disturbed, our reflection is distorted.
In life, it seems that the actions we make, determine how people see us. Just like if we make many waves people may see a distorted view of us. Only when we can take time with people and just exist with them, can they truely see us for who we are. When they are released of the pressures surrounding them is when someone can be seen as what they are.
Similiarly, to know yourself you must take time to not act, but exist. And by existing you allow the ripples around you to subside and go away, so that you can clearly see yourself for who you are.
So tonight, I went for stroll of sorts. I went to the bank. And then felt the urge to go down to the harbour. So I did. I went across the bridge and onto the docks, and strolled the docks, and finially, when I found the end of a dock that was bird poop-less. I sat. I sat and admired the beauty of the rolling hills that surround Westport. I sat and admired the calmness of the water that was around me on the dock. I sat and existed.
I didn't really think of anything. I just was sitting there, enjoying the fact that I could simply sit there and exist. It was a nice break from thinking about school, homework, and being a leader. I just allowed mysefl to sit there, calmly enjoying doing nothing.
Eventually I came back to thinking, and I thought about going swimming. I almost did. but I didn't
then I started walking around on the dock. And as I walked I noticed that every step I took a wave came out frmo around the dock. Every action I made, affected the water around me. If I took many steps then more waves would be formed, disturbing the water further. The more you disturb the water, the more the reflection of yourself is distorted.
And so I likened it to life.
Every action we do has a ripple effect on everything around us. A simple action affects much more than we normally see. The waves reach out, disipating far off in the distance. But the waves go far. They affect much more than we would think. The more actions we make, the more we disturb the water around us. And as the water is disturbed, our reflection is distorted.
In life, it seems that the actions we make, determine how people see us. Just like if we make many waves people may see a distorted view of us. Only when we can take time with people and just exist with them, can they truely see us for who we are. When they are released of the pressures surrounding them is when someone can be seen as what they are.
Similiarly, to know yourself you must take time to not act, but exist. And by existing you allow the ripples around you to subside and go away, so that you can clearly see yourself for who you are.
