The price of everything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
-Henry David Thoreau
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
-Lao-Tzu
Lao-Tzu is a Chinese philosopher and Henry David Thoreau is one of my favorite thinkers and writers. Whenever I read any of their stuff they are usually right on the money. This particular Lao-Tzu quote ties in well with all my previous thoughts about mindfulness. How many of us are depressed or unhappy because we compare our current life to a romanticized ideal of how great we thought our life used to be? How many of us fail to see what’s really good in our current life because every waking minute we are daydreaming about some life we wish we had and we’re worrying about whether or not we will ever achieve it? We spend too much times thinking life used to be great or it could be great if only things were different. When we are truly present to the eternal Now I believe we see things differently. Part of being mindful is noticing things. When we are living in the past or dreaming of the future we are not likely to be noticing the good realities of the present. I once read a quote of unknown origin that went “These are the good old days”. Remember that today used to be the future and soon it will be the past. Where you are now is where you will always be in the sense that only the present truly exists. Notice the present and be at peace. Thoreau reminds us that everything in life has a price. Do you want to be the most successful person at Humana? OK, go for it. However, there is a price. Do you want to be well educated and have an impressive degree? OK, but there is a price. Do you want to be single or have a spouse and family? OK but both have a price. Do you want to run the street, howl at the moon, and abuse your body? OK but there is a price. All of our choices, good and bad, have a price. Each person has to decide what amount of life you are willing to pay for whatever choices you make.
Source:
http://tiedyedmystic.blogspot.com/2016/02/everything-has-price.html
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