Location: A top a hill in downtown Erin.
Description: Looking down between two hills, a winding path leads into downtown Erin which can be seen below.
Story: To be born, to live your life in a month, to die on a windowsill, that is what is given to the common fruit fly. Yet it is their short lifespan that helps them to endure. It is not only the individual that matters, but that the whole, the species, survives into the future.
Too often we mistake what is current for what is permanent. We know that seasons change but forget that the mountains grew over millenia or lakes (like the Clearwater Lakes in Québec) were formed by meteorites. We have hills formed by glaciers and valleys eroded by ancient rivers. We see children grow but miss than huge trees are still growing too.
There are two things we should do. First, take a minute and determine what is permanent about you. Your appearance will change and so will what you do, but your core beliefs are unlikely to be completely rewritten. A metaphorical meteorite may hit your values though, so always stay adaptable. Know what you find important today and it will stay important.
Your other task is to know that permanence is an illusion. Plant a tree today and watch it grow or buy a water feature (one with a fountain running over stones, for example) and notice how it changes with time; really develop your long-term time sense. By noticing how the world around you changes, you'll be much more comfortable with changes in your own life.
Too often we mistake what is current for what is permanent. We know that seasons change but forget that the mountains grew over millenia or lakes (like the Clearwater Lakes in Québec) were formed by meteorites. We have hills formed by glaciers and valleys eroded by ancient rivers. We see children grow but miss than huge trees are still growing too.
There are two things we should do. First, take a minute and determine what is permanent about you. Your appearance will change and so will what you do, but your core beliefs are unlikely to be completely rewritten. A metaphorical meteorite may hit your values though, so always stay adaptable. Know what you find important today and it will stay important.
Your other task is to know that permanence is an illusion. Plant a tree today and watch it grow or buy a water feature (one with a fountain running over stones, for example) and notice how it changes with time; really develop your long-term time sense. By noticing how the world around you changes, you'll be much more comfortable with changes in your own life.
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