Tthe essence of life is struggle
It is very easy to cry out in pain and to feel that this is all there is in life. It is very easy to just lay down and give up when adversity strikes. When adversity strikes again and again such that it feels like there is nothing in life except frustration and failure, it is very easy to be swayed by the thought of giving up the fight. Had the Buddha done that, had he simply risen and walked away and leave his quest for enlightenment for another day then the world would have been a different one today. He persevered and he said, "Let my body rot, let my flesh fall away from my bones. I will not move from this position until i have attained enlightenment."
So great was his resolve that he stayed in the meditative pose for forty-nine days and coming out from that trance he emerged having attained Nirvana. Our life and our struggles are not as sublime as that undergone by the Buddha and we certainly pale in comparison to his strength of resolve. Life is a constant struggle and we easily give up the fight when the odds are not in our favor. No wonder that greatness is not achieved by many of us. We are as small ants in the single file of life. One blow and we give up. Papoy is no exception. He nothing but a weak mortal which is living his life from day to day.
Papoy dreams and his dreams are great. His body is weak and his bones are not as strong as they used to be but his mind still soars with thoughts of achieving great things. He knows that he will eventually die and that thought does not scare him. All the heroic thoughts of his youth have gone and they are nothing more than memories which are not so clear anymore. He dreams and he feels a longing for the Great. The universe is his home and he is comfortable with it. He does not regret the lost hopes and dreams. He does not begrudge the universe for what he has. He is quite happy.
So great was his resolve that he stayed in the meditative pose for forty-nine days and coming out from that trance he emerged having attained Nirvana. Our life and our struggles are not as sublime as that undergone by the Buddha and we certainly pale in comparison to his strength of resolve. Life is a constant struggle and we easily give up the fight when the odds are not in our favor. No wonder that greatness is not achieved by many of us. We are as small ants in the single file of life. One blow and we give up. Papoy is no exception. He nothing but a weak mortal which is living his life from day to day.
Papoy dreams and his dreams are great. His body is weak and his bones are not as strong as they used to be but his mind still soars with thoughts of achieving great things. He knows that he will eventually die and that thought does not scare him. All the heroic thoughts of his youth have gone and they are nothing more than memories which are not so clear anymore. He dreams and he feels a longing for the Great. The universe is his home and he is comfortable with it. He does not regret the lost hopes and dreams. He does not begrudge the universe for what he has. He is quite happy.
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