Reflections

"Sometimes there’s airplanes I can’t jump out
Sometimes there’s bullshit that don’t work now
We are God of stories, but please tell me
What there is to complain about?

Oh, this has gotta be the good life"

- OneRepublic

Bhutan opened my soul, Myanmar opened my heart, and together they made for a complete journey. But it is the people that made this journey, it seemed like they were there just for me, that it was all planned out to unfold this way. So that I could grow in the direction I needed to grow, so that I could fill in the gaps that I was missing, so that I can solidify the beliefs of what I have come to understand.

The 3rd nobel truth of Buddhism, suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases… None of the people I met tried to preach this, but they all manifested it, just by living the way we are supposed to live. They did not have much, and did not want much, but they were happy, very happy. It’s so simple we all over look it.

The 4th nobel truth of Buddhism lays out the path to achieve all this. However, I'm not quite ready to go down that path yet. This journey is over, but there is a whole world out there, with many more lessons to be learned, and many more experiences to be had. I’m not yet sure where I’ll find them, but I know that someplace in the universe they are waiting for me. So for now I’ll wait and listen, knowing that "the blind bird signs inside the cage that is my heart". This has gotta be the good life, my life.

"Free yourself and see the world"
- phynntravels@comcast.net