bittersweet

when we were small, most of us like sweet things : candies, ice cream, soft drinks…

while we may still like those things when we get older, most of us start to appreciate more bitter substances like dark chocolates, coffee, bitter gourds…

i was told when i was small that when one starts to appreciate bitter gourd, one is getting old! hahaahah

true for myself though!

i believe that has to do with our ability to embrace more as we experienced all the “goods” and “bads”. somehow we managed to incorporate / even transform the “not so good” into something that made us feel good, or at least tolerable.

or we have developed the ability to appreciate the bitterness by sensing the sweetness / truth behind.

as Eckhart said, suffering is needed until we realised that it is not needed.

when we have learn to accept all challenges and not fuel it with unnecessary thoughts which produce sufferings, life becomes much lighter / easier, like the the way we appreciate dark chocolates / coffee 🙂

may we be grateful for all challenges, for they all represent opportunities for awakening / greater consciousness.

have faith that all is well. and will only be better

Namaskar

Sat Nam Deep I