Alexander the Great said "Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died."
It is so true, throughout our lives we keeping chasing to accumulating things and possessions. People fight for power, fame, name. The greed is never ending. We want to build big houses, accumulate property, load our bank accounts and what not.
But we forget that the most important truth of our life is that one day for surely it will cease and when it does, there is nothing that we can take with us, nor the money, nor the property and nor the name and fame also. All we take with us are our deeds and yet we fall for all that we will never take with us.
To think of it Life is so short, just 70 to 80 years or probably 90 to 100 for some and in that time, we make a mess out of it. How will life be if every single person living on this planet only focuses on their deeds that they will take along with them once they die. Surely everyone will become mindful then and focus only on doing good deeds and passing off wealthy from this world to the other side.
Sometimes when I think of how these political people and the richly famous guys keep fighting for power, keep accumulating more and more wealth, building empires, where will it all go with them. At the end of it, they will have to leave it here. For my own life, I set so may goals and keep aiming for higher and higher and sometimes when I am in my quiet space it just kicks into me asking my own-self, why do I need to keep aiming so high all the time. Why cannot I just be where I am right now all the time and be satisfied and contended with. Why do I need bigger things in life.
The other truth of life is that we humans are born with some very strong senses and these senses keep driving us with all the different actions. For a while we may be able to live cut off from these senses but we cannot do it permanently. Some people have managed to do that but that number is very very small and those people are called saints. Definitely we do not live in a saintly world to drive that at large.
Still, we can try to control our senses and not go out too much in greed, understanding where to draw the lines of our limits and being contended at some point to live a more meaningful life. We need to increase our ability to pause and reflect and slow down remembering that this whole game is going to end for sure one day and what's more relevant to win this game. Life is nothing less than a game and we need to play it smartly. There is a finish line where we either win or lose and that depends on how smartly we have played the game.
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Life's indeed a game and most of us a terrible players. Instead of playing the real missions, we go on side conquests because they seem easier and more fulfilling. It's like walking into a room (or castle if you like) with the sole mission of finding a key. Instead of going for that mission, you get lost in the party with all the delicacies.
We get lost in the worldly pleasures and these days also into technology. There is a fight fight all the time that we live.
This is a powerful message !! We came to this world with nothing and we return with nothing !!! But while we are alive , the drive is always there to aspire , as long as our intentions are right towards things , it’s okay to dream and aspire to be better still with the knowledge that nothing lasts forever!!
We can do so many things in the life that we live, I mean making it more meaningful to live and not keep running after power and money.
Absolutely!! Impacting people’s life and simplicity adding life to life !!
It is a beautiful story and a lot of wisdom. That is why is important to focus on what brings value into your life.
Thank you
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People get caught up in the game of samsara. They never pause long enough to realize the truth. It's too bad, but that's human, eh?
Your title reminded me of the Queen song. Here is a great cover of it:
Yes, you are right we humans get caught up in the process of accumulation and power.