in the western world we are very very fueled to have a futuristic mind or have a future outlook on life. As young kids we always get the question "what do you want to be when you get older" instead of being asked "how do you want to be now?" And we're taught that to live life, to really be happy in life we have to look towards the future. These inspirational, and propagandized political speeches teach us to keep our mind in the future, to stay there and always have something more on the horizon. But if we do that, if we're always looking to the horizon, how can we ever get to it? If we don't see this moment right now as the point of arrival we'll never be satisfied. We will always be upset with what's going on, we will always be expecting of the horizon to end or to reach a finish line when it never will. …show more content…
This is because if we are thinking in the past or if we are thinking in the future we are imagining. If I go to a job interview, if I am in today's modern mindset, if I am in this egoic attached mind, I will envision getting the job. I will be hopeful of getting the job. This is natural, it's ok to want things or to think things will happen but the problem comes when we ATTACH to that concept, or when we think that that specific conceptualization is the ONLY facet of reality that will or could ever happen. So when we attach to anything, any form, whether it be the now, the past, or the future, we suffer. This is whats known in Buddhism as the first truth, that all CONDITIONED life is suffering. This mental and physical suffering is brought on primarily by our misperception of the now, or our misinterpretation of what's really going on in this moment, which is that we live in a fluid reality, we live in an ever-changing state of being and there is no way around that. There is no way to freeze time or stop what is
suffering hurts man spirit is does more good then constant happiness and power. We have to beat
The horizon symbolizes goals and improvement for the future. Horizon’s first occurrence is in the first paragraph of the novel “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board”. For some, they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men” (Hurston 1).
“…suffering is something that transcends the present and permeates the past and future of one’s existence. Suffering can become an inescapable aspect of one’s life if one does not take tangible steps to remove it as an albatross on the mind, body and spirit...” The Buddha strove to educate believers and non-believers alike on the all-to-real effects of suffering on the human experience. Yet, the Buddha knew only a comfortable life before he became “the Buddha.” In his previous life, the Buddha was known to his fellow Nepalese royals as Siddhartha Gautama . Traditionally, Siddhartha was raised in an environment of destined glory, riches and endless pleasures. Specifically, Siddhartha expected to live out his days as a prince, coupled with three palaces, each one for meant for transitions in seasons. Yet, his father, King Suddhodana, wished for his son to live a life shiel...
When predictions for the future are mentioned, images of war-torn plains and demolished cities often come to mind. While the present-day seems stable enough, the future is entirely unpredictable and could throw the planet into deep trouble rapidly. One novel that offers a projection of the world some years ahead is Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. In this book, Earth is shown as being plunged into a strange state where the citizens need not think for themselves, and books are burned daily rather than preserved. While this book may be displaying a more extreme future, the overall message is widely applicable. As such, the present day is a better rendition of the world than the future due to having advantageous social environments, knowledge
One of the characteristics of Buddhist reality is “dukkha”, which is translated as suffering. The Buddhist understanding of suffering is more of a dissatisfaction or dis-ease with life. This is caused by the constant change that comes with living in the physical world. Even when experiencing a pleasurable time, we are dissatisfied because the moment is fleeting. For example when one homework assignment is completed, we know that soon there will be another. People try to organize their lives but unpredictable things such as death and natural disasters throw life back into a state of disorganization. These things are all examples of dukkha (Ellwood, McGraw, 121-123).
Furthermore, even the happiest and carefree of people will eventually experience some kind of suffering. The Buddha taught people to recognize that suffering is part of life and that it cannot be avoided. However, this suffering does not only come from the body—it also comes from within. Those who experience loneliness, depression, anxiety, or cannot satisfy their needs and wants are suffering. Despite the negative aspects of suffering, Siddhartha also spoke of happiness through friendships, family life, or health. Though, the downfall to this is that happiness is impermanent—or annica—and will not end all suffering. Buddhists believe that the way to end suffering is to first accept the fact that suffering is a fact of life. The next aspect to recognize is what causes such suffering?
The ability to stay in the present is a virtue. Most people are always living either in the past or in the future. So they are either worrying about the past, worrying about the past pains, the past results, the past failures, past relationships, past struggles or they are ruminating about the future fears, the future impossibilities, the future achievements, future possibilities. Worrying about the past or future would not benefit as you are putting yourself in a position of disadvantage. This is because thinking about the past losses or failures cannot change what has happened and ruminate about the future is not going to make that dream possible. I am going home.
The suffering and pain we feel and see through the world is often caused by our own actions and choices. If at the beginning of the day you begin to dig a hole and all day you dig until the hole is at deep as you are tall, then you now have a hole that you are stuck in. The religion Buddhism has a main theme, that is suffering. Life is suffering to live is to suffer, for without suffering there can be no happiness. So we have to accept that life will have it downs and ups.
In her acclaimed SXSWedu 2016 keynote, Jane McGonigal critically examines a billboard from a 1930's world fair that lured people with the promise of "seeing the future". " This is not what real futurist does," she warned. "A futurist does not see the future. They make the future."
How much time do you spend thinking about tomorrow or yesterday while not thinking about today? Constantly dwelling on the past or dreaming about the future prevents you from experiencing happiness today. Spending too much time thinking about the job you lost last year or the vacation your planning next year will prevent having happiness now. Enjoying each moment of a day is one of the most important steps toward having inner fulfillment and happiness. By focusing on the moment, you are able to complete the other essential steps to have complete lifelong happiness.
Life for all its complexities is mesmerizing and captures all our attention. The idea that everything happens on the outside including what happens to your body actually happens on the inside first. With thoughts and emotions, and this can seem like a pretty far-fetched concept. When you are an average or weak-minded person you will grapple trying to understand it, it will
me on a volunteer project I did in high school. The summer after my junior year
My ideal future would be being able to travel to places where I’ve been as well as to places where I haven’t been. I’d imagine myself being happy because I’d have everything I’ve ever wanted. Getting married, buying a house- even if it were a small house with only a few bedrooms in a quiet neighbourhood. After buying a house(,) I’d have a child so that I could spoil them the way my parents spoiled me. In my ideal future(,) I would work at home so that I could be able to spend time with my family I would be my own boss. On my spare time that I would have I would start a an animal shelter one in a foreign country I would help stray animals have a home, people who can not afford to have pets could come play with dogs and cats as well as adopt them. I’d also keep myself entertained by being activite and having my own gymnastics gym.
Design, first and foremost, is concerned with solving problems, but from where we currently stand we have created more problems than we have solved. Sustainable product design is focusing on creating products with the least possible negative impacts on the environment, featuring eco-sound materials, energy efficiency, and easy recycling.