It is said that no amount of darkness can hide a spark of light. Karen woke up from her deep sleep. She saw the sun shining brightly. It seemed like an orange. The sky was as blue as the bluebird. But something was really awkward. She was at the harbor, saw the ships set sail for their destinations. Karen couldn’t remember anything about how she ended up here.
“Extraordinary affair! I can’t remember anything except my name. Guess I’ll have to deal with this memory loss forever now.” Said Karen. She didn’t panic. Instead there was a new kind of twinkle in her eyes, she felt as if she was reborn and could now turn over a new leaf, leaving the rest behind. Even though she had no place to go to, she found her home in the harbor and planned to spend her life along the ships.
The story of Karen would have ended here if she didn’t hear the voice coming from behind her. The voice echoed. It asked, “How can you go on like that when you don’t remember anything? How can you be so relaxed even after this problem?”
Karen smiled and replied, “After losing my memories, I don’t remember anything about the already gone past. As I am unaware about my own past, I won’t have to mourn or cry about the bad happenings of the same. If I don’t remember the “Tragedies” of past, they won’t be able to affect my present. As for any happy moments, we humans are blessed with this art to make more of them day by day so instead of sighing over it, I had rather make the people I meet happy and walk on this path!”
The voice didn’t stop, it asked, “What about your future? To me your future looks hazy.”
Karen Laughed and said, “You answered it yourself! The future is indeed hazy! No one knows what sort of happiness or sadness the future will bring. Wasting your present for the future is worthless. If you can make the best out of your present, your future is already designed and embellished with pearls!
A young child knows this art of mindfulness the best. As we grow up, we tend to conceal it but never lose it! If I can successfully retrieve back the hidden art of mindfulness by losing my memory, it is in fact a blessing for me!
THE ULTIMATE LEARNING- Don’t fret over the past or get all tensed for the future.
“Live in the present because it is the only present to last for eternity!”
