My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.
He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually meanseverything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can beand will not stop calling out until I. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to helpfine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw himpick up each bead, look at itit were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.
With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot heten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as muchas he had while we were playing. I didn’t see anybetween his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.
Then it suddenlyme that this boy was enjoying the whole. The journey was his goal. For him thewas in the and after the , not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is themoment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else.
Looking at howmy son was putting beads into the boxme that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in everyof the journey.
This is what living in the NOW is all. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment withlove and peace.
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