How keen everyone is to make this world their home forgetting its impermanence It's like trying to see and name constellations in a fireworks display.

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The vast majority of people, even those who consider themselves spiritual, don’t really think about what they have and where it will go. They don’t realize that their life will eventually end. These people often have a very narrow focus on what is going on in their life at the moment. They are so caught up in their own experience, they forget to think about the future.

Things may be good right now, but tomorrow could bring another set of problems. We can’t always be happy; we must prepare for the worst case scenario. We must also try not to be too focused on the little things, like what we are eating or who we are seeing at that moment.

We must learn to live in the present moment and not get too attached to anything that might end.

Source: The Wasted Vigil

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