Symphony of Life
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"When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live."
~ Anthony de Mello, 20th century Jesuit priest from Awareness
De Mello reminds us:
“…As the great Confucius said, “The one who would be in constant happiness must frequently change.” Flow. But we keep looking back, don’t we? We cling to things in the past and cling to things in the present...
Do you want to enjoy a symphony? Don’t hold on to a few bars of the music. Don’t hold on to a couple of notes. Let them pass, let them flow. The whole enjoyment of a symphony lies in your readiness to allow the notes to pass...”
Wow.
What are you clinging to?
Don’t hold on to a few bars of the music, my friend.
Allow the notes to pass…
Flow…
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