Theravada Buddhism.
Next up in the search for a religion is Theravada Buddhism. We are reaching familiar territory for me as I am Indian and have been surrounded by Hinduism and Buddhism my whole life. Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism and originated in India. It has the same basic principles but removes God. I am being vague on purpose as there are many different types of Buddhists and I am only supposed to consider the Theravada Buddhists in my evaluation. To do this, I will have to do more research on the matter. More to come. I will say this before I go- “To be is to suffer,” is one of the main truths in both these religions. Um, thanks, for stating the obvious.
I got my red blood cell boosting shot today. I know that it helps and I feel a lot better every time I get it, but damn does that shot hurt like hell. It burns inside my vein. Its a very strange and entirely unpleasant 3 seconds that I dread every two weeks. I know that 3 seconds is not really anything, but damn thats a very long and hurty 3 seconds. Which brings me to time. It has always amazed me how easily the perception of time fluctuates based on likes and dislikes, and pain and joy. A vacation goes by so quickly, whereas the work day can drag on forever. A summer full of beautiful afternoons goes by in a blink of an eye, but one snowy day in December seems to continue on and on. I know that time is a delicate illusion that could be broken, well, anytime, but I hold on to it. I measure my life in it and I am always running out of it. I think a lot about time. I think about all the time that has passed and all the time that has yet to come. I think of all that I have done in that time and all that I could have done if I had more time. Sometimes time passes me by and I am late. Time waits for no one, it keeps moving and either you move with it or you get left behind.
I don’t know why I decided to share my obsession with time on this blog, but here you go. Tomorrow we talk about Theravada Buddhism in detail.
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