have you ever thought why childhood looks so beautiful
its not only the past which looks beautiful
for young people, even the idea of future is also very promising
mind always paints the past and future with bright colors
childhood of every person is glorious and future carries many hopes
but then why the present is not so colorful???
if see look carefully then soon our present moment is going to be our past
and the future is going to be our present moment.
so present moment should also be as beautiful as past and future
this fallacy is because past is never so beautiful as mind projects it
looking into the past or future is just a way to avoid the present moment
mind wants to avoid the misery of the present moment
so its start painting the past with glories and future with hopes
mind always moves in past or future
and it never stays in the present moment
if you are living in present moment,ย then you are in meditation
mind simply cannot exist in the present moment
present moment = meditation = mind is no longer there
most of us donโt know how to make the present moment beautiful
actually every moment is beautiful
we only need to know how to enjoy it
and that art of enjoying the present moment is meditation
our education does not teach us meditation at all
it only teaches us how to be efficient, mechanical and ambitious
so that we can make money and keep on making money
but all these qualities goes against the heart which can enjoy life
now childhood is beautiful because it is gone
now you are not facing the childhood problems
otherwise ask a child, he is not very happy
and he wants to grow up fast so as to get his freedom to enjoy life
every child is continuously suppressed by his parents, teachers and elders
child is always told what to eat, how to eat, how to talk, how to walk,
when to sleep, when to wake up and what not to do
so when do we give child the freedom to enjoy his childhood?
every child is so much fed up with continuous instructions
that the child is in a hurry to grow up
so that there is nobody who is lecturing him all the time
and he can live life on his own terms
another big reason why childhood looks beautiful is
because there is no responsibility in childhood
except to do your homework and clear your exams
men without meditation does not know how to face life
life is a continuous struggle for him, one after another problem
in fact life is series of problem for him
you solve one problem and another problem pops up
and who want to face all these problems?
and even if you want to face the problems, then how?
every problem demands a clean unconditioned mind to solve it
and only meditation can do that wonder
so we remember our childhood, when all the problems were solved by our parents
and they were also solving the problems which we were creating for them !!!
people who wants to avoid reality and avoid their problems
will cherish their childhood more
it wonโt be limited to childhood
it could be missing your school days or college days too
if you see someone missing his golden old days
understand well that he is not enjoying his present time
all times are equally good
and every age has its own beauty and charm
learning meditation is to learn the art of enjoying life
and the art lies in enjoying whatsoever life offer us gratefully
and life is offering us gifts every moment