Precious Moments....

We are all sleepwalking through this experience we call life. Our only purpose here is to become aware of this state of illusion in which we live our daily lives. It is only in this state of awareness that our life takes on it's true dimension. To become "awakened" in life is to shed all of our preconceived ideas of what our experiences mean and allow them to take on a new meaning based on who we really are ... instead of what we've all been programmed to be. Then enjoy every moment of life.

This reminds me of a word,"Ichigo-Ichie" is such a word, originally a Zen Tea Ceremony word, and it is used in many situation in ordinary life. The meaning is "If you meet some one, you should think it as only one precious moment in your life." Now I remember a Japanese storybook, "The Spring of Incipient" by Tetsu Kashiwa.I love following phrase which is from the opening paragraph of the storybook.
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Mostly everything in the world begins with very subtle way.
The first dew drop which fell on your face,
Who keep in mind it was the begining of the heavy rain
which was lasting few days?
The old intimate friend you feel as from long long ago,
Who keep in mind the day you talked with him first?
Without the encounter of the day you might remain as
stranger, Do you remember the precious memorable day?
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Quote :- " Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." - Oprah Winfrey