230225 What I learned in my studies this morning 3

Always be learning.
Always be here, now, present.
Always show kindness.

Thoughts:

Fading away, prayer, and compassion: a powerful trio of meditations today. 

Eventually, I will be forgotten, perhaps a name in an ancestry tree and no more. Perhaps not even that. There will be none who know of anything I did. Ever. I will be so utterly eroded by time that not even "two vast and trunkless legs of stone" will remain buried in the desert somewhere awaiting discovery to boast of my accomplishments.

Rather than despair, this thought brings me focus. If all I do will be lost to conscious minds, then I have two goals now: embrace the freedom to live my life as I wish, forgoing attempts to build a legacy and focusing on what difference I can make in the here and now; and perhaps influencing the future through making a difference for my family, friends, and all those I meet. Though my name will disappear into the mists of time, perhaps the world might still be a little better through the actions of those I influence.

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