Tuesday, July 28, 2009

what do you want to pass on?

stop for a second and think about what you want to pass on from your life. what is it that you want to be your legacy? is it your children? if so, what is it you want seen by others that bares your mark? is it your career? if so, what about it do you want passed on for others to see?

everything in our life that we care about can be taken away, without notice. let this sink in... i'll give you a second... are you pondering this truth?! our friends, our families, our job, our home, our cars, our health, even our life, can be taken away from us. tragedy can strike any one person at any given moment. i started typing out examples of how these could be taken away, but there's no need for drawn out drama... you get the point!

so, let me ask again, what is it that you are banking on to be your legacy?? keep thinking about this while i drive us down the cul-de-sac of my point.

i watched a movie tonight, kind of cheesy, but it was called "Stardust." look it up in IMDB if you haven't heard of it. anyways, there was a part in the movie that got me thinking. if someone, like the stars or the moon (from the movie), was watching our lives, what is it that they would see? what would keep their interest? i know this may sound preposterous but seriously, what is it about our lives on Earth that would keep anyone interested? i cannot imagine that the drama of my life is really worth watching. i'm not a reality tv show, and i'm certainly no regular on The Hills, or The Housewives of Orange County. even if so, who really cares? what in my life is intriguing and awe inspiring? anyone who knows me, knows that i have a hard time telling someone "i know the answer," even though i think i do. in this case, "i do know the answer." i know what about my life is interesting... its me! haha, all kidding aside, its my actions, my actions towards love.

do you think love is a feeling? try again!
do you think love is a matter of falling into? sorry!
do you think love is only in movies? you're going to have to expand your potential.

love is the one thing we all have potential for.
love is the one thing that we can all pass down.
love is the one thing that does not come easy for anyone!

love in its purest form, is not based on feelings; love is the conscious choice to act out of kindness or express patience, even when there is no reward or motivation to do so.

this is not a lesson on the teachings nor the definition of love, for i could fill the expanses of blogspot with definitions and examples of love and at the end of it all, still not be able to fully describe it. what i do want to express is that our choices for love go beyond ourselves and by the basic essence of it, love is altruistic. so, for our practical exercise, find one thing today that you think someone you know and "love" would want you to do, but you really don't want to do. the catch though is that we cannot make a "big deal" about it, and if the person doesn't notice our act of love, we cant (no matter how much we want to) show them what we did. remember, this isn't about us, its about doing things for others that we say we "love."

***scroll to the bottom of the page and submit your P.E. if you just read this post, please leave me your feedback. even the most basic reactions are appreciated. lastly, if you have an experience that resulted from this PE, please share it with me, and i will post it for you. very last thing, if you have a revelation or epiphany that you want discussed, tell me and i will post it as well. this blog is a dialogue forum, not a monologue for others to read about me and my thoughts. the more we interact, the more motivated we become to do these PE's.***

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