我一直相信释迦摩尼说的一句话
I have always believed in the worlds Sakyamuni said
无论你遇见谁
No matter who you meet
她他都是你生命中该出现的那个人
She he is the one who should appear in your life
绝非偶然
Not by chance
所以我也相信
So i also believe
无论我走到哪里 那都是我该去的地方
Wherever i go that's where i should go
经历该经历的事
Experience the experience
遇见我该遇见的人。
Meet the person i should meet.

Does anyone else feel like they’re getting better at living in the present?

Two years ago around this time, I was on tour in China - shaking hands, hugging, meeting lots of wonderful people. I knew those were special moments, but they seem even more special now considering the events of the last two years.

I’m a very goal oriented person, so I tend to live in the future in my mind more often than the present. But since recently none of us have been able to make the plans we want to make, and we have no idea what tomorrow will be like - you can’t really live in the future at all. We’re (hopefully) more aware of the fact that we can only really live in the present moment.

The disappointments of the past can also weigh you down if you keep focusing on them. We’ve all had a huge pile of disappointments and discouragement in the last two years. But the challenge and the invitation is to be able to let go of them, so that they don’t keep holding you down in the present, and prevent you from experiencing the good things right in front of you.

I know it sounds cliche, but the present is where we’re meant to live - and if we get better at it, I’d say that’s a good thing that is coming out of all this.

Life is a process of constantly challenging yourself. Don't lose heart and abandon yourself because of a disappointment. No one lives in the past and no one lives in the future. The important thing is that today you should learn to have an optimistic heart. Even if the road ahead is difficult, you should also find a light in your heart to illuminate your progress.