We only
have so much time on this earth – cherish every moment – live every moment to
its fullest. You’ve all heard these maxims,
words of wisdom or admonishments: it seems like riding high on a crest we agree
in acknowledgement of these pearls. In a
trough we are chastised by these words and realize that in not seeing life as a
gift we are great squanderers.
Recently
listened to a revealing interview with Graham Hancock conducted by Andrew Gough
for New Dawn magazine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8flurTqFJgY)
in which the topic of living life rightly arose. I greatly admire Graham’s work and am
impressed with his independence of thought and also the breadth of his work. The interview was quite personal, especially
compared to recent Q&As and just served to make Mr. Hancock a more interesting
character. This on the heels of his
somewhat recently published novel and the groundbreaking work of synthesis that
is his book Supernatural.
Anyway,
in the interview Graham said that lessons learned via his ongoing pilgrim’s
path have taught him to (and I’m paraphrasing) appreciate life but also to
understand that our actions now may have effects years down the road. Many years down the road. What better way to emphasize the importance
of our handful of moments in this life than to link them to times past and
future. I like this idea as it speaks of
interconnectedness and oneness but also of responsibility. Graham’s insight was spurred by interaction
with what is perhaps another realm that was achieved by his personal seeking
and also by herbal means from an indigenous South American peoples’ tradition. The seven generation rule is native wisdom to
the north as well. These teachings maybe
are all we really need to know.
As
I while away time playing smart phone games I can at least take pause and think
about right living. Perhaps pause the
game of sling-shotting fowl and then set the game down and stop playing. Thanks Graham for doing what you do!
