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It'

snotbadorgood,itjustis."

　　Anexample:

Inmyrecentpost,ABeautifulMethodtoFindPeaceofMind,quiteafewcommentersthoughtmyoutlookwasnegative,pessimistic,orfatalistic…becauseIsaidyoushouldexpectpeopletomessup,expectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned,andthatyoushouldembracethat.

　　It'

stoonegativetoexpectthingstogowrong,theysaid.However:

sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegative.Ifyoujudgeitasbad.

　　Instead,youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworks—asthewaythingsactuallyare.Andtrytounderstandwhythatis,andembraceit.Asitis.

　　Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo:

whetheritbehowotherpeopleactatwork,howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey'

rethatway.

llsaveyoualotofgrief,becauseyou'

llnolongersay,"

Oh,Iwishthingsdidn'

tsuck!

"

　　Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?

Notatall.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan'

tacceptthingsastheyare,butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchange,oflearningandgrowing.

　　Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?

Again,that'

sassumingthatit'

sabadplacerightnow.Butinstead,youcouldsaytheworldisjustwhatitis—andthat'

sneithergoodnorbad.Youcansaythatyou'

llcontinuetotrytodothingstohelpothers,togrowasaperson,tomakeadifferenceinthisworld—notbecauseyou'

resuchabadpersonnow,ortheworldsucks,butbecausethat'

sthepathyouchoosetotake,becauseyouenjoythatpath.

　　Asyoucatchyourselfjudging,andwishingfordifferent—andwealldoit—tryadifferentapproach:

accept,andunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.

（二）

Whatwouldyoudoifyouonlyhadashorttimetolive?

shard,fromwithinthestormofeverydaylife,toseethingswithrealperspective,toknowwhat'

simportantandwhat'

ssimplypressingonourconsciousnessrightnow,demandingattention.

Wehavepeopleemailingusforinformationandrequestingaction,wehavephonecallsandvisitorsandalongto-dolistandamillionchoresanderrandstorunandalloftheslingsandarrowsofourdailyreality…andyet,whatisimportant?

Askyourselfthis:

ifyousuddenlyfoundoutyouonlyhad6monthstolive（forwhateverreason）,wouldthethinginfrontofyoumattertoyou?

Wouldthose20emailswaitingforaresponsematter?

Wouldthepaperworkwaitingtobeprocessedmatter?

Wouldtheworkyou'

redoingmatter?

Wouldthemeetingsyou'

resupposedtohavematter?

Wouldabigcarandnicehouseandhigh-payingjobandcoolcomputerandmobiledeviceandniceshoesandclothesmatter?

I'

mnotsayingtheywouldn’tmatter…butit'

simportanttoaskyourselfiftheywould.

Whatwouldmattertoyou?

Formanyofus,it'

sthelovedonesinourlives.Ifwedon'

thavelovedones…maybeit'

stimewestartedfiguringoutwhy,andaddressingthat.Maybewehaven'

tmadetimeforothers,forgettingoutandmeetingothersandhelpingothersandbeingcompassionateandpassionateaboutothers.Maybewehaveshutourselvesinsomehow.Ormaybewedohavelovedonesinourlives,butwedon’tseemtohavethetimewewanttospendwiththem.

Whenwasthelasttimeyoutoldyourlovedonesyoulovedthem?

Spentgoodqualitytimewiththem,beinginthemoment?

Formanyofus,doingworkthatmatters…wouldmatter.Thatmightmeanhelpingothers,ormakingavitalcontributiontosociety,orcreatingsomethingbrilliantandinspiring,orexpressingourselvessomehow.It’snotthemoneythatmatters,buttheimpactofthework.Areyoudoingworkthatmatters?

Formanyofus,experiencinglifewouldmatter—reallybeinginthemoment,findingpassioninourlives,seeingtheworldandtraveling,orjustseeingtheworldthat’saroundusrightnow,beingwithgreatpeople,doingamazingthings,eatingamazingfood,playing.

Thesearejustafewideas…butwhatwouldmattertoyou?

Ihighlyrecommendthatyouspendatleastalittletimenow,andregularly,thinkingaboutthisquestion…figuringoutwhatreallymatters…andlivingalifethatshowsthis.

Howdoyoulivealifethatputsagreatemphasisonwhatmatters?

Startbyfiguringoutwhatmatters,andwhatdoesn'

t.Theneliminateasmuchasyoucanofthestuffthatdoesn'

tmatter,oratleastminimizeittotheextentpossible.Makeroomforwhatdoesmatter.

Makethetimeforwhatdoesmatter…today.Putitonyourschedule,anddon'

tmissthatappointment.Makethosetoughdecisions—becausechoosingtolivealifethatisfilledwiththeimportantstuffmeansmakingchoices,andthey’renotalwayseasychoices.Butitmatters.

Spendtimewithyoursignificantother,showthemhowimportanttheyare.Takethetimetocuddlewithyourchild,toreadwithher,toplaywithher,tohavegoodconversationswithher,totakewalkswithher.Taketimetobeinnature,toappreciatethebeautyoftheworldaroundus.Taketimetosavorthelittlepleasuresinlife.

Becausewhileyoumightnothaveonly6monthstolive,I'

mheretobreakthenewstoyou:

youreallydoonlyhaveashorttimetolive.Whetherthat'

s6months,6yearsor60…it'

sbuttheblinkofaneye.

Thelifeyouhaveleftisagift.Cherishit.Enjoyitnow,tothefullest.Dowhatmatters,now.

（三）

ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Inthosetimes,wedidn'

thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.SothemasterwenttoIndiaonfoot.HehadneverbeentoIndiabefore;

perhapshecamefromPersia.Andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.InIndiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'

tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.Sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.

　　Sohewentupandasked,"

Howmuchperkilo?

Andtheshopkeepersaid,"

Tworupees."

TworupeesinIndiaisnothing;

slikedirt.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit:

Oh,myGod!

Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"

Ah!

Ah!

　　Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!

Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"

You'

recrazy,man.Thosearechilies!

Youcan'

teatsomany;

they'

renotgoodforyou!

Peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan'

tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;

renotfruit!

Sothestupidmastersaid,"

No,Ican'

tstop!

Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI'

lleatthem.It'

smymoney!

　　Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?

Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.Andeventhoughit'

sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon'

twork,andweknowthere'

snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe'

veinvestedmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.Ifso,we'

rekaputinthebrain.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn'

tstopbecausehedidn'

twanttowastethemoneyhe'

dpaid.

　　Soevenifyou'

velostsomething,letitgoandmoveon.That'

sbetterthancontinuingtolose.

（四）

Thescarsoflove

　　　　SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.

　　Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwater,heranoutthebackdoor,leavingbehindshoes,socks,andshirtashewent.Heflewintothewater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelake,analligatorwasswimmingtowardtheshore.Hismother-inthehousewaslookingoutthewindow-sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Inutterfear,sherantowardthewater,yellingtohersonasloudlyasshecould.

　　Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeareturntoswimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thealligatorreachedhim.

　　Fromthedock,themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorsnatchedhislegs.Thenbegananincredibletug-of-warbetweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardherscreams,racedfromhistruck,tookaimandshotthealligator.

　　Remarkably,afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboysurvived.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbytheviciousattackoftheanimaland,onhisarms,weredeepscratcheswherehismother'

sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloved.

　　Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyafterthetrauma,askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthen,withobviouspride,hesaidtothereporter.Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldn'

tletgo.

　　Y