Lessons in Impermanence
On October 5th, I was standing in my living room when I looked out my window and saw a beautiful, full double rainbow. It was absolutely breathtaking. I walked onto my balcony and took several pictures and video and fully absorbed the moment.
It is moments like this that teach us a powerful lesson in impermanence. Rainbows are rare events and they are unbelievably beautiful, and they usually only last a few minutes. When I saw the double rainbow, I stopped everything I was doing and stood outside until it faded. I took in every moment and was completely present.
If we lived life knowing in every moment that everything is impermanent, would it change the way that we live? Would we slow down our minds so that we could listen 100% to what people are saying instead of thinking about what we’re going to say next in the conversation? Would you call the people that you love more often? Would you worry less and play more?
I also received a phone call from a friend this week who told me she had been in a car accident. She is a close friend of mine and I hadn’t spoken to her in awhile. Luckily, she was okay and walked away from the accident with only a bit of neck/shoulder pain. But, this experience made me appreciate her more and appreciate our friendship. Why had I taken so long to contact her?
This week, contemplate that everything is impermanent. Knowing this, will you live life the same way? Or, does it change everything in your world? Impermanence, especially our own impermanence, can be scary for some people to think about. But, there is also a beauty in it as well. Understanding this concept can be a key to being completely in the moment, in the ‘now,’ and doing the things that mean the most to us.
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