Duality

This is a case of two faces on a coin. There are always two opposite things happening at the same time in everything we do. When we try to help others, we are helping ourselves too. When some people do not agree with what we do, others applaud us aloud. When we are in pain, others may gain. When we fail, it means there are others who succeed. 

Life is full of dualities... Happy now, only means we'll be unhappy some later time. Being under the wheel only means we'll get on top some other time. Getting angry, others get hurt. This will apply to us as well.  The haves are considered rich because there are the poor. Smart people look so smart compared to the so-called unintelligents. 

We can find dualities everywhere. As long as this world exists, dualities will always persist. When we realize this condition, we'll be able to accept whatever happens to us with more clarity, as we know that we are part of this duality thing. If we refuse to acknowledge this, try to deny this, it will be causing more sufferings on our mental and resulting restlessness of our mind. Accepting does not mean resigning to our fate. It is simply realizing the condition we are in, accepting the condition by not getting angry to anyone (even to ourselves) or anything. This realization should be followed by a feeling of hope and the effort to rectify whatever plight we are currently in, in a rightful way of course. Then again, if we are enjoying good fortune, by realizing about this duality, we should also understand that this could change so that we do not get too attached to it.

Live the life we're in, now, live in this moment. Good, bad, it all will go round until the end of the world..and the beginning of another. Enjoy! (yl/May/2013)