People tend to forget about the sparkling quality of existence. This is not simply a bad habit. In any one moment, the human brain tends to limit our conception of the world to the small spaces within which we find ourselves. As far as our conception of the world goes, it is as though, having entered a room, the world outside ceases to exist. Those wishing to open up their minds to the world may find it helpful to consider all the things that are happening within the moment.
Consider for a moment, all of the birds that are chirping and all the fires that are burning in the world right now. There are people walking around and people who are eating and fighting and snoring and walking on tip-toe and climbing on things and cutting and digging and running and biting and hearing things and breathing in and breathing out. There are people who are talking to each other and picking things up and tasting delicious and also horrible things. There are many, many fish swimming and looking for food and hunting and hiding and escaping and breathing water. Insects are rubbing their legs and hopping and chewing on leaves and flying and glowing and blinking and making cocoons and listening through antennae vibrating. They are getting caught in traps and being snatched by bats and birds and frogs and nets and they are being electrocuted by bug zappers. There are flies buzzing around and papers being burned. Feathers are floating to the ground and sharks are circling their prey. Petals are falling off of flowers, snails are being eaten, lions are roaring, hearts are beating, books are being thrown out, children are being bullied and unattended and praised and lost and frightened and lied to and taught English. Someone’s sister is eating noodles and blades of grass are being crushed underfoot. Weeds are being picked and stars are being seen as twinkling and the moon is rising and setting and noses are running and beer is being poured. Puppies are being born and kites are flying and radios are being turned on and off and are being tuned and broken and listened to and paintings are being looked at and videos are being watched and people are typing. Water is flowing and dripping and wearing things down and overflowing the tops of things. Water is getting muddy and it is evaporating and it’s falling in drops and freezing and drowning things. Machines are twirling and containing explosions and pushing and pulling things. Factories are producing new things and stores are staying open late and people are going home and people are reading and playing tennis and there are very many more things that are happening within this single instant, right now.
It is, perhaps, unnecessary to list all of the things that are happening in this moment. The above list adequately proves two things beyond doubt. The first is that the world is a sparkling place; a place of incredible activity and variation. The second is that, should one open his/her mind to it, this sparkling quality of existence causes the mind itself to sparkle!
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