Mindful Existence

Author
Karla Solano

We live in a society where people are so self absorbed by their own selfish way of living that often times they don’t realize that their actions are just a reflection of how lonely and empty their souls have become.

I find it hard to grasp the concept of using others as a way of personal entertainment and self satisfaction without taking into consideration the feelings of the people involved. How insensitive can people be? Have we lost complete touch of each other’s emotions that we just don’t care if our actions are affecting the people we interact with? Are we so out of touch with our true loving nature that we think it’s appropriate to treat others as though they have no hearts that can easily be broken? I just don’t get it. When did human race become so heartless?

Living life with total disregard for people’s emotions is just wrong and whether we want to accept it or not, this way of living eventually will catch up to us, causing us to one day look back at our lives and realize that all we have left behind is nothing more than the broken pieces of our own soul.

Everything we do to others comes back to us 10 times more intense than the original way in which we did it; so do we really want to live a life where the main purpose is our personal gratification, disrespecting others and breaking hearts, while pretending as though everything we do is ok as long as we are not the ones getting hurt? Think about it and really analyze the way you approach life and others.

We are all one and we are connected in every possible way. There is not one thing that we can say or do without causing a wave of action and emotions. Understanding that every cause has its effect, can allow us to try to live in a more mindful way, being conscientious in making an effort to treat others with love, kindness and respect, giving others the treatment we would like to receive.

Our life on this planet is short lived, time passes by very quickly and when we least expect it the years have gone by leaving behind only the lessons learned, the good and bad deeds we did, the memories, and our own reflection in the mirror. The reflection which will make us confront ourselves with all the regrets and guilt for all the damage we caused to others throughout the years; leaving us feeling anguish to have lived an empty and meaningless existence, at a point in our lives where it could be too late to reverse the damage caused.

Be mindful about other people’s feelings and learn to treat others the way you would like to be treated; keep in mind that the universal law will make sure the Karma we cause is balanced some way somehow; there is a Divine order to all that exists and since every action has a reaction, the karma has no other way to go but to go back to the original source that created it. So next time you feel the need to live life as though you are the only one that matters, remember that we are all one and everything you do will come full circle back to face you someday.