Enduring sufferings, facing challenges, infringements and heartaches- all of these have grown me, and continue to grow me by giving me DEPTH....instead of a bland and shallow existence. My wounds have made me beautiful, and my wounds have raised me to a higher plane. They have given me Depth to understand the meaning of life which gives no significance to money, education or the attainment of power.
All of the struggles that I am going thru influenced my perception of life. Meaning of life...that's what i am pondering upon today. Paul Tillich, a German American Philosopher explained “The Depth of Existence,” as “truth is deep and not shallow; suffering is depth and not height” . So money, education, and power are just superficial subjects and are just shallow.
No...I don't mean to say that they are insignificant to give meaning to life, but just that I believe their contribution is very miniscule...since they are finite in nature. Yes no doubt...we do have to struggle to achieve them but that struggle is not infinite enough to connect with the meaning of our lives.
The experiences that I have had in the last six months as compared to my life just before my diagnosis..before the wheelchair became my camaraderie, has actuated me to analyze the meaning of my life.
I dont know how but making an impact on someone’s life one day...making a difference in someone’s life...would give meaning to my life.
Apart from my family there are many people who helped me in my struggles. So my life would have a meaning if I am able to make an impact on someone’s life just like how they made an impact on mine.
Though I am cogitating about the meaning of my life... it no way means I am going to take my life too seriously..coz I know that would no way depict it meaningless.
As the old saying goes, “life happens while you’re making other plans.”
I feel that if I am able to bring a positive influence in someone’s life in some way, whether it is through my work, or passingbon some words...or just by listening..it would increase depth of my life.
My day-to-day life need not be a shallow one and so I look forward to purposefully engage myself in all the moments of my life with attention and intention. None of us really knows how long we will live, but we do know this day comes but once. As I engage in depth into my daily interactions and activities...bringing in a sense of wonder and attention... I remind myself that these moments will never come come back again and hence they give immense depth to the meaning of my life!
The depth of my being only expands as I free myself from the happenings of society, allowing my self to simply be. To feel, unexpectedly and unapologetically, just as the tides rise and fall, knowing these emotions will pass too as all things do.
Depth..it increases as we explore more.. so will my thirst for working towards increasing the value of my life which I am sure will help me discover more attributes to add meaning to my life. But I know I will never be content reaching it.
I like my depth, and I like it in others as well. I am grateful for all the difficulty I have been through in my life. It has given me roots and branches and has kept me deep rooted...in depth!
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