Memories

I was just talking to an old friend. We were comparing how different our memories were at a few points in our life. Each of our memories were so different, and the way we reacted to those memories took us on vastly different paths.

We all have selective memory

To think we are our entire past is a lie. The way any of us remembers the past is always a shadow of what we were and are in the now.

In Taoism , this is very important for we live in the now. If we hold on to the past too tightly we limit our future. It prevents us from embracing new opportunities in the now.

In truth, we all hold on to a few memories, the ones which support us to live gracefully and towards a better path.

The trick is not to hold on too tightly

What matters to me, is how my friend taught me much, how she was and is a guiding spirit for me to live better.

All else, all other memories: are shadows in a play, much like shadow puppets in Bali. Something to smile at and learn from, but not to delve or live within for too long, otherwise we get lost.

Photo From Mimi_K

Peace