250902 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation:

The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), The Buddha

Pain is a part of me. Suffering is not a cancer to be excised, but an injured limb to be made whole.

Buddha suffered. He transformed it. He transcended it. He taught us how to suffer properly, moving it to joy, compassion, and healing.

I was feeling my special pain earlier tonight, just a little while ago. Riding with my son, missing what might have been with my son now gone, and feeling joyful that I could spend this time with my son here, now.

It reminds me that tomorrow they may be gone. I need love them now, no matter how much time I think I have.