Cherish the present moment
Sometimes, it's a very pleasing and wonderful moment to observe the quiet of night with no rustling leaves or fluttering flags. Insects and dogs are lulled into deep slumber. For me, it is often a night when I get lost in sad thoughts and emotions, with tears draining as I ponder that this might be my last night alive. The counselling classes have taught me to cherish each present moment, thinking it could be my last. That is impermanence.
Impermanence nags at every moment of our lives, though we are often unaware, imagining things to be permanent. The friend we quarrel with, the smile we exchange, the meal we eat—all this may be our last moment together, and we cannot get back the difficult times to make amends if impermanence takes one of us away. We must value the present moment.
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