Do not spit against the wind. One must be in the stream of life. In aikido, in order to defeat an opponent, one must use his own strength against him, give in and carry away with him. So it is in real life. Instead of going against the movement, it is better to submit to the avalanche, to use its strength for yourself.
A lot of time and effort is devoted to resistance. If work is not particularly loved, waiting for the weekend begins on Monday. Every evening, coming home from work, we look at the clock - how much more free time is left? What a horror - soon back to work!
In the morning I do not want to get out of bed and go to work. But still it’s necessary, but the forces have already been spent on resistance. Wasted. At the weekend, we again look at the clock. Well, Saturday is over, one Sunday is left, and again to work. On Sunday, every hour counts the end of freedom, because it is already Monday.
And so constantly. In winter, you want summer, in summer - the end of the heat, in spring and autumn - the end of the slush. Enjoy life almost never succeeds in full force. This is how childhood passes - in anticipation of youth, maturity - in anticipation of freedom from work, and pension, instead of the expected satisfaction and rest, brings regret for unfulfilled dreams and irretrievably lost time.
Submit to the flow of life, its flow! Summer will end anyway, autumn will change in winter, spring will come on its own, without your constant experience. Live now, invest in the moment, feel happiness. Indeed, happiness is from the word "now"!
There is no future; it has not yet arrived. The past has already passed, and nothing can be changed in it. There is only the present, everything is only in it. Both the future and the past that will come later
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