Here’s a question that was posed to
the Dalai Lama:
"What
thing about humanity surprises you the most?"
His
answer was as follows:
"Man"
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make
money
Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his
health
And then he is so anxious about the future that he
doesn’t enjoy the present,
And as a result he doesn’t live in the present or
the future
And he lives as if he’s never going to die, and then
he dies having never really lived.
In
my view
Life for those who
'do' is short and for those who 'don't' is a waste.
Every Human has a purpose to fulfill, which may require to earn money. even if it means money to travel to a temple in other cities to go and worship, or to gain knowledge, or to provide his family a happy and healthy life.
If a man has died doing things for others and himself, whether he achieves it or not, he has lived his life.
If he lives 'thinking' what others have done? He is wasting his life.
The purest sanctity is to find a balance, in how much a man needs and how much he desires.
Every Human has a purpose to fulfill, which may require to earn money. even if it means money to travel to a temple in other cities to go and worship, or to gain knowledge, or to provide his family a happy and healthy life.
If a man has died doing things for others and himself, whether he achieves it or not, he has lived his life.
If he lives 'thinking' what others have done? He is wasting his life.
The purest sanctity is to find a balance, in how much a man needs and how much he desires.
7th May, 2012
the best one is "If he lives 'thinking' what others have done? He is wasting his life."
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