Buddhism to learn from

This way of life (Buddhism) is so fascinating for me because it has phrases that somehow capsulate universal truths in a nut shell. One in particular is “Expectation is the root of all suffering”. I’ve come to realize that in every moment of our lives, we stick to a degree of possibilities which we set our minds to. Our mind forms that image of expectations which subconsciously divert all our energies for its realization. Our efforts then, as a sort of investment is so much in tuned of “what should be done” or “what should happen” or “what should be expected” that we miss out on the subtle gentle graces of each moment. We set a possibility and we want to accelerate its realization expecting it to become what is “should be”. Now after exhausting all means to meet the end, often times it is never what we expected, or it is not what is expected to be returned to us. We become disappointed, bitter, and feel sorry for ourselves. We suffer. Then that is where hope enters. Hope is not setting a possibility in the future, but it is a sense of confidence and acceptance offered by destiny in every moment. That is what hope is. It is not blind optimism, it is the drive to embrace the very presence of every moment, not expecting, not anticipating, not predicting, just loving every bit of smile, laughter, and togetherness offered by the day.

Amdg