Sometimes things happen in my life that cause to be apprehensive about the future. Not often, mind you, because I have almost always had the idea that the future is going to happen at it's own pace, no matter what I do. I am a mixture of several philosophical outlooks. In this case I am sort of like how Egg Chen sums up Chinese philosophy in Big Trouble in Little China:
"Look at what we have to work with. Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoist alchemy and sorcery. We take what we want and leave the rest."
So my approach to things that are out of my control, such as the future, tend to take a path of "que sera, sera". In case you haven't even heard the old Doris Day song, here is the chorus:
You might say I am somewhat of a fatalist in that respect. And sometimes you might be right. But a pessimistic or apathetic approach is not the whole ball of wax, in my case. Because I can approach it from a perspective of possibly influencing the outcome of the future by my actions here in the present. I do believe that my present situation is the ultimate product of the actions I took in the past. That's why I am here today, instead of being a diplomat in some foreign country or some other such alternate universe outcome.
And, as I stated earlier, I believe that none of it was by my working at trying to achieve this goal, I just let the chips fall where they may. Where I will be, say, six months from now, is entirely up to the fates, or God, or what have you. All that I can do, in my opinion, is just try to strive towards making this very moment a benefit rather than a hindrance to my progress towards that future.
May your spiritual journey be fruitful.
Quiggy
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