Hello out there in blogland....Goms is going to get a little deep today, so hold on to your thinking caps! It turns out that there are phases of life, just as there are phases of universal movements in our world. They are represented in the universe in ways such as; sunrise and sunset, heat expansion of metals and contraction when the metals are subjected to cold, the ebb and flow of the oceans, daytime turns into nighttime, youthfulness into old age....and on and on.
The outgoing and return movements of a human are reflected in life itself. We breathe in and we breathe out.....we sleep and we awaken refreshed. We are born and we die. With our birth into the world, suddenly, one day, 'you' just appear here on Earth. After your birth, there are years of expansion. Not only in your bodies but in what you learn, what you own, what you do in your day to day existence. Sometimes, your life can become chaotic and filled with too many 'things' in it. During this part of your life, your attention is occupied by accumulating stuff......this is your outer purpose. You earn a degree from college, you foster a career, you start a family, buy a home.....There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything you want to accomplish finished.
Then, just when you think you have made it to where you wanted to be........the return movement begins. Maybe people close to you begin to die, then your own physical form starts to diminish in strength and vibrancy, your beauty fades. Your children are now the keepers of the 'baton' and you are not needed as you once were. Instead of expanding, you are starting to shrink in importance to the world and the people around you. You find that you aren't in control of things any longer. Your opinion is no longer valued. Then you finally just disappear too and die. Memories of you are still there, but just as suddenly as you appeared on the planet....you now suddenly disappear from your physical form.
Once your physical form dissolves, the 'world' of you comes to an end. This is just the way it is. As my father used to say, "No one gets out of here alive." In our Western Hemisphere, the word 'old' has a negative connotation. We don't even use the word when referring to someone. We use words in place of old, such as elderly, mature or advanced in years or even 'Senior Citizens'.
In the Eastern Hemisphere, such as in Asia, they have more respect for their older family members and citizens. They actually revere and respect those in their family or circle of friends who have lived a long life. They realize that with age comes wisdom. Experiences, losses, and merely living several years, gives you an insight that usually can't be seen or appreciated by the young. But with the diminishment of our physical form comes the awakening of our spiritual side. The essence (our most important ingredient) of ourselves becomes clearer. We no longer identify with only the new or the young.
When you are fortunate enough to reach 'old age'.....you have this crystal clear vision of what is and what is NOT important any longer. You are no longer trying to impress your friends or your family or clients with what you 'are' or how much you 'have'. It is a time of peaceful reflection. It is too bad that we can't have that 'crystal ball' while we are still young and going through all those stressful times. We could just sit back and enjoy our children, our spouse, our careers, our homes.....ahhhhhh wouldn't that be nice? But........that isn't how it works folks. You have to wait your turn to 'get it'.
Now some people do skip some of the processes. For example; if you lose a parent at a very young age or you tragically lose a child, or you lose your income and your home due to financial duress....you fast forward very quickly to what is and what is NOT important. You find that you are exactly the same person who HAD stuff as the person who doesn't HAVE that stuff any longer. You realize that people are more important than things and that you should always tell the ones you love that you love them because it may just be the last time you will ever see them.
So, Gommys' wish for you out there in blogland is to enjoy your expansion as much as you possibly can while it is in your realm of living and don't be afraid of the 'return movement' when it starts. It's just part of LIFE and if you can just learn to accept whatever slice of life that you are experiencing, you will be just fine. It won't do any good to 'fight it'.....so just go with the flow and coast!!! And remember that it isn't about the destination....it's about the ride!!!
Hugs and Mush, Gommy ((*.*))
