“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day”
- The Dalai Lama -
Thank you for your thoughts...
2006-09-24 12:34:10 · 19 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sandy, it means to learn from your experiences, to make them worthwhile. I don't have to have rules to know what is moral, that is why I have a conscience.
2006-09-24 12:48:27 · update #1
I agree; it's absolutely beautiful. It is very Eastern in that it views time as circular rather than linear. I think that we should learn to see time in this way too. That way, we could take time to stop and smell the roses. It is important to live each day to the fullest but not necassarily the fastest.
2006-09-24 12:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. Do you agree with the idea that once someone passes a new life has begun? When an old friend passes doesn't a new one step into your life, when you move away the same effect. You should make every waking moment a memory not a heartache, not a headache, NEVER worry about tomorrow b/c God is already a step ahead of you!
2006-09-24 19:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't forget friends or the days. And they're always meaningful to me, if they're not they're not friends. It's a beautiful quote though, very inspiring
2006-09-24 19:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but how does one "make it meaningful"? If living in a random-chance world with no creator, any meaning we try to imbue the world with will just be a reflection of our own desires.
Where does meaning come from, in other words? And if it comes from humans, of what value is it? What makes one person's meaning any more valuable or important than another person's meaning?
If one person finds meaning in beheading people he encounters, and another finds meaning in preparing meals for others, for example, why would the latter be intrinsically any better or worse than the former?
If there is no one Author of morality, then we are all its authors. Which means that there are as many "rights" and "wrongs" as there are individuals.
And in this, it would appear that everything, then, would be rendered meaningless.
2006-09-24 19:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Very nice thought. I would only add that I hope we take the time to remember our friends and to tell their families how much they meant to us.
Yes. Today is for living! Reach out to friends and anyone else who needs you. Try an anonymous act of kindness today and every day.
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2006-09-24 19:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very Lovely
2006-09-24 20:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by Little Wifey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beautiful.
2006-09-24 19:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Agreed.
2006-09-24 19:37:59 · answer #8 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree. But, we do not forget the old friends nor the old day.
- 16 yo Pagan
2006-09-24 19:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by Lady Myrkr 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. Thank you for presenting this quote. It is refreshing to see someone bring something to this site that most people can agree on. Your presence is appreciated. Hope you are having a great day!
2006-09-24 20:17:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋