Thursday, May 22, 2008
How small are you?
CNN reports that the explosive death of a star was caught on film.Apparently, all stars will die someday. It suddenly dawned upon me that the Sun, too, will die. Maybe in a few hundreds or thousands million years later.
A long time, yes. But death is eventual.
What will become of Earth then?
This explosive death reminds me of something. Things may just happen. It's nature. It's a cycle, and in a cycle, there's no start or end.
And it applies for Earth too, I think.
According to Buddhism, it is of little value to debate over how the world started. It's all part of Samsara.
But it does make a difference when you realise we are, but one small insignificant speck in the vast universe. And we haven't even talk about other universes.
And what a chaotic speck we are. Often clashing, often fighting, often at conflicts.
Where is the peace that all of us seek?
We say, we have weapons to protect ourselves. But if none of us have weapons, we can't hurt each other and there'll be no need for weapons.
We say, we fight for truth and justice. But the real truth needs no fighting and is always self-standing.
We say, we execute to have peace. But peace is when we let go of anger and hatred and any ill-feelings - only then can we have peace.
The difference between a dog fight and a war or between two groups of people is only in its organisation.
All these fights... there are all within our minds, right? Second guessing, precaution, attacking as defending... it's all in the mind.
We say, scientific development. But where is the development when all we 'develop' is weapons of mass destruction that aims to kill more faster?
It's time.
To realise how small we are.
To realise that we need to stop.
To realise that what the world is doing is not helping.
Before it's too late.
Before WW3 really start.
Before the Earth is gone before the Sun goes poof.
Labels: Buddhism, emo, life, news, religion
posted by QueenPig @ 11:58 AM
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